“I don’t think Omicron 5 will compromise the summer. It is clear that the super circulation that will take place in the summer in Europe will lead us in the next autumn to have Omicron 4 and 5 that will be predominant and therefore we will all have to hope that the results that will arrive in a few weeks on vaccines oriented to these variants will work. So we’ll get vaccinated in October. But I don’t think that in the end it will be a big problem: the cases described to date of Omicron 4 and 5 are less and less serious and aggressive, with a shorter duration of hospitalization, compared to the other variants of Omicron “. He underlines this at time.news Salute Matteo Bassetti, director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino Polyclinic in Genoa, commenting on the increase in cases in Portugal and Germany due to the spread of Omicron 5. The latest survey on Omicron sub-variants presented by the Higher Institute of Health indicated for Omicron 4 and Omicron 5 a prevalence in Italy of 0.5% and 0.4% respectively.
“Certainly these new Omicron variants – adds the infectious disease specialist – respond a little less to the current vaccines, but if Omicron 5 means having an epidemic of colds or in any case of a virus that gives less severe forms, we can live with it”.
“All the numbers are dropping“of the Covid epidemic” from RT to incidence. As was widely expected to happen. The hospitals are empty as regards Covid and the few people who are in intensive care are there not for the virus but because with other pathologies and few positive results. It is time for the government to give some signals, not doing it for fear of a resumption of the epidemic in October hurts to the psyche of people and also to government policy, “Bassetti said.
“Today it would make sense to say that this summer things are better, we strongly recommend the mask for the frail but others enjoy the summer. But knowing that in September-October you will have to have an optional dose of anti-Covid booster vaccine. because 90% of Italians have three doses, to experience autumn well. This is what Minister Speranza should say, “says Bassetti.
Then on the school: “This tug-of-war on the obligation of the mask is continuing, which does not help anyone and also does not help the protective device which in this way is debased. With 40 degrees wanting to continue with the obligation of a mask for students who have to take exams is absurd and out of this world. Do something to change “.