Summer is just around the corner and millions of Spaniards are already planning their vacation for the next few months. After two years marked by the coronavirus pandemic, in 2022 it seems that COVID will give us a break this summer. The Cumulative incidence in patients older than 60 years (the new marker set by Health) is found in the 617 points at 14 dayswhile seven days later it is at 275 infections, which indicates a downward trend.
Although the situation is reminiscent of the low data prior to Christmas, when the outbreak of the Omicron variant caused a cascade of cases for several weeks, now the situation is different, with greater immunity from the vaccine and infection than then. Spain has more than 92% of the population over 12 years of age vaccinated with the complete regimen, after administering more than 94 million doses of the available vaccines.
Precisely on this fact has been manifested Fernando Simon, director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies (CCAES) during the 50th anniversary ceremony of Medicusmundi Norte. “The percentage of the immunized population in our country is very high. People have been vaccinated to be able to live normally And although infections will skyrocket in summer, the consequences, as up to now, will be milder.
The Zaragoza epidemiologist does not believe that, in the face of a possible rebound in cases, old restrictive measures for the population will be re-established. “The virus can surprise us, but Today it is highly unlikely. It would be a wreck of the economy“, he assures.
Fourth dose?
On the possibility of recommending a fourth dose of the COVID vaccine, an option that the Ministry of Health has been evaluating in recent weeks, Fernando Simón asks for calm. “We entered a few months in which respiratory diseases are less prevalent. Time plays in our favor to make the most convenient decision”. The expert has reserved his opinion on the matter, since “it is something that exceeds my powers”. On the other hand, on the few measures that remain today , considers that “they will be with us for a long time. No one is upset about wearing a mask on a bus.”
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Regarding the appearance of this disease in Spain, as well as in other countries of the world, Fernando Simón advises “to be prudent”. “This is not to belittle its importance, but neither should we allow ourselves to be influenced by our last experience because this disease behaves differently”. The expert recalls that in recent decades we have always been in contact with infectious agents and, “except for COVID, we haven’t changed our way of living”.
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