“The story of the anti-mosquito kit to combat Dengue in Fano is increasingly surreal”. Virologist Roberto Burioni returns to the attack via social media, after yesterday’s posts in which he asked what the active ingredient contained in the repellent product included in the kit on sale in pharmacies, based on lavender and mint essential oils, was. Today a new note: “The product does not work, but you can replace it (if you independently find out that it does not work, however)“, he observes, commenting on a press article which quotes the president of the Aset company which manages the municipal pharmacies in the Marche area.
“As with Chiara Ferragni, it is a communication error‘”, writes Burioni regarding the statements reported in which the pharmacies admit “a communication error because we have not explained to people that what is on sale is a ‘basic kit’, but that the product can then be replaced, thanks to the advice of the pharmacist, with a more aggressive one, based on the characteristics of the person, without spending an extra euro”. It is a communication error “that would be appropriate to avoid – the scientist comments – when it is health professionals who ‘communicate’ to citizens how to prevent a very dangerous infection.”
The professor of virology and microbiology at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan concludes with a “PS: the president of the municipal pharmacies of Fano, Giacomo Mattioli, reassures citizens by stating that the repellent contained in the kit is useful. But he forgets to tell us the most important thing, e I repeat the question: what is the active ingredient contained in this repellent?
“, insists Burioni.
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