Green light for Israel to the fourth dose of the anti-Covid vaccine for the whole population over 18. “Those who lead the way are welcome, and the Israelis have been doing it for a long time now – Matteo Bassetti, director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino hospital in Genoa told Adnkronos Health – We will see. If the data is good, as I said from the first day, I will find nothing wrong with it if they tell me that I will have to vaccinate myself twice a year “.
“Let’s see for a moment. Israel’s initial data on the fourth dose – recalls the expert – did not seem so favorable to me, in the sense that it did not even seem to improve” the immune response. But, the infectious specialist reiterates, “I am always open to everything that the scientific world will tell us if necessary. I believe that at the moment it is more urgent to complete the” vaccination “for those who have not yet received the third dose. Because it is It is true that we are at 50% “booster doses,” but we have to get to 87%, which means that 37% of third doses are missing. So, we complete with the third dose and then we evaluate if a fourth is the case for it to everyone – Bassetti specifies – or only to the most fragile and older people “.
Whatever the indications, the infectious disease specialist excludes damage that could result from close vaccinations. “About creating problems with the immune system – observes – it seems to me that there is a forward flight. To say that “making the fourth dose” may not help is another matter. I personally – clarifies the doctor – I don’t think it can cause the immunological block“. And” whoever says it is the interest of the no vax right now, because obviously they have already started saying ‘you see, if you take the fourth dose your immune system is blocked’. We always try to have a bit of caution in our expressions – warns Bassetti – because people then use them as they want. I leave the door open to science, seeing the data and without closing it as someone always wants to do. Let’s try – is the invitation – to be as absolutist as possible “.
Then, on the Quirinale, Bassetti comments with a “thank goodness” the absence of virologists among the names that came out of the first ballot of the vote for the Colle. “At this moment we serve to manage the pandemic – he observes – so it is right that no one votes for the virologists who have to manage this phase and take us out permanently”.
As for Sergio Mattarella’s successor, “I prefer not to express preferences – says Bassetti – so whoever will be, will be the president of everyone. What I hope – adds the doctor – is that he is with the new president and, then we will see what he will be with the new government, one different momentum in the management of this endemic phase“of the pandemic,” which changes from what has happened to date. We hope – concludes – which also serves to have a change of vision on how to manage Covidbecause 2022 is not the same as 2020 and 2021 “.
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