Super Green Pass, Cauda: “Yes, even if we don’t know if it’s effective”

Super Green Pass today under review by the government. “The fundamental problem is that there is a lack of data in the literature to tell us that this difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated can translate into effective control of the infection and therefore in real control of infections” Roberto Cauda, ​​director, told Adnkronos Health of infectious diseases of the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. “On paper – the expert reasons – it could be yes in the sense that, where you in certain activities reduce the entry of these unvaccinated people, statistically you have a lower risk of having infected people. Obviously you do not bring the risk to zero, because we all know that zero risk does not exist, but you will certainly reduce it “. Not only. “A super Green pass – observes Cauda – could have an indirect effect of increasing vaccination, because maybe someone who is now undecided could hopefully decide to get the vaccine. And this, combined with the rest, could have an impact”. “However, a question mark remains – specifies the infectious disease specialist – and that is: if” unvaccinated “people go to work, take the bus, etc., you reduce, but do not cancel” the circulation of the virus, “because these people are not that are closed in the house “. Would there be a lockdown for the unvaccinated as Austria did? “It is a very difficult choice and among other things it has economic, social and political implications. Everything – he concludes – will depend on the controls. Whatever the decision taken, it will work if there are controls”. “It is clear that in the end there could be some extreme measures: the lockdown for unvaccinated people or the vaccination obligation “against Covid-19. “I believe that at this moment – however, the specialist slows down – it is useful to go step by step, reduce the validity of the Green pass to 9 months, see” with the ‘super Green pass’, “this reduction in access to the playful aspects” of non vaccinated, “and understand what happens”. “It is clear that” on a scientific level, the greatest protection is the most rigorous measures, however – the doctor specifies – we, as has been said several times, have to live with this virus. I believe that we can still maneuver on not so extreme aspects, also because the super Green pass could induce the undecided to get vaccinated “. After that” there are no right or wrong measures in an absolute sense. There are measures that are appropriate at certain times and may become less appropriate at others. I would always be for a gradual approach “, reiterates Cauda.