Sandra Ciesek, one of the most prestigious virologists in Germany, has argued that Now is not the time to remove protection measures against the coronavirus, since, despite the fact that the war in Ukraine has been at the forefront of the news, infections continue to occur of COVID-19.
“ANDwe are seeing an increase in infections. Now we know that vaccinated people can also be infected, and in addition, events are being held again, even without masks,” the virologist warned in an interview with ‘Frankfurter Neue Presse‘, to which he added: “If the number of our contacts increases, the risk of contagion also increases.”
Likewise, the expert has warned of the risk that “before the arrival of world events”, in reference to the war in Ukraine, people “do not take protection measures seriously: “The threat posed by the pandemic can now be felt less strongly in the face of other world events, so containment measures will either be dispensed with or no longer taken as seriously.”
Thus, Ciesek has celebrated that the Government of the State of Hesse has decided that some security measures, such as the obligation to wear a mask on public transport, will remain in force. “In view of the current situation, I think it makes sense. In my opinion, this is not the right time for an abolition of all measures“, has underlined.
In this sense, the virologist has highlighted the importance of complying with these measures to protect people with “a compromised immune system”“These people live among us and I think most of us have someone in our family or acquaintance who belongs to this risk group. If we lift all measures now, it will be difficult for these people to protect themselves from infection,” he said.
Regarding the fourth dose of the vaccineSandra Ciesek has recognized that “they still there is little scientific data on this“, and has given his personal opinion: “I think it would be particularly important for people over 70 years of age and those with a weakened immune system.”
And about what her prediction is for the coming months, the valued expert has pointed out that “the subsequent course will depend on two essential factors: the evolution of the variant of the virus circulating at that time (ómicron) and people’s behaviorThus, he has given as an example “the meetings” that we decide to have, since the greater the number of people, the greater the risk.
“Nowadays, we have a variant (omicron) very contagiousso if requirements such as the obligation to wear a mask indoors are lifted, it is to be expected that there will be a increase in the number of infections in the coming weeks,” he warned.
Source: Lasexta
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