Galli: “Long Covid possible even with mild infection”

Omicron and its light subvariants? “Beware that even those who have had a rather mild infection can experience long Covid. Several cases are reported in the literature. My recommendation is not to consider this infection lightly, ‘as if it were an extra vaccination’. This statement it’s nonsense. If you can avoid taking it, it’s better. ” To tell Adnkronos Health is Massimo Galli, former director of Infectious diseases at the Sacco hospital in Milan. “By now even Omicron 1 – underlines the specialist, referring to the data of the rapid ISS survey – is residual, practically only Omicron 2 is circulating”. In any case, he reiterates, it is wrong to think that it is a less formidable virus. “Someone killed the original variant – specifies Galli – otherwise the number of deaths in the last few weeks would not be explained. We are in a situation in which we see very few cases compared to the real ones. I remember that in 28 days Germany recorded over 5 million and 200 thousand cases and us just over one million and 900 thousand, there is no proportion. And this means that we still have many problems with a reality dominated by Omicron 2, a variant characterized by a great diffusivity and many cases “. Regarding the ‘mix’ viruses of BA.1 and BA.2 also detected in Italy by the latest flash survey by the Higher Institute of Health, Galli underlines: “You don’t need a crystal ball: if Omicron’s recombinant viruses are really 1 and 2 are more widespread than Omicron 2 itself, in 15 days we will be here talking about a high growth of these infections. And in a month the recombinants will be prevalent “.” We do not have precise data yet – highlights the expert – but it would seem that, once again, we are faced with greater contagiousness. It seems that the coronaviruses, on the Omicron vein, have put the arrow and pressed the accelerator in terms of diffusibility. And if this pattern repeats itself, like Omicron 2 it is ‘eaten’ Omicron 1, the recombinants will eat Omicron 2 “.