Covid today Italy, Ricciardi: “We are not remotely out of it yet”

In Italy “we are not yet remotely out of the Covid pandemic”. This was underlined by Walter Ricciarci, professor of Hygiene at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, scientific advisor to the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, in his speech at the Health System Forum at the Leopolda in Florence. “In Italy we were heroic, extraordinary, we took very hard measures that were unthinkable. The others looked at us like crazy, they thought us emotional, they almost made fun of us. In that moment we led the world and those who followed us had less damage . Then we had the second and third waves that were avoidable and we paid for it with 70 thousand deaths, and there we were very bad “” We must acknowledge Draghi and Speranza who have continued to promote the scientific evidence behind the decisions and now we are among the best in the world because we do not rely only on vaccination and restrictive measures but it is the set of measures that must be adopted – remarked Ricciardi – Certainly there will be an increase in cases between autumn and winter, but not it will be dramatic, it will be manageable, especially if we approach the third dose, as we are doing, for the most fragile “.