Omicron variant, Bassetti: “More contagious but does not hole three vaccine doses”

“The Omicron variant we have de-classified to what it should be, it has many mutations, but three doses cover it 100% and it is not excluded that even two doses. The vaccines therefore are not punctured even by Omicron. As for growth of contagions, it is likely that the cases supported by Omicron are less intense than those supported by Delta. Proof of this is South Africa which is now full of cases from Omicron, but if we look at the data for September, when the latter variant does not c ‘was, out of 110-120 thousand active cases there were 300 deaths, today there are 35 deaths. It is probably more contagious but less aggressive. If it were, then it hurts less and looks more like a cold and all in all it is not so bad “. Matteo Bassetti, director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic at the Policlinico San Martino hospital in Genoa, underlines this to Adnkronos Salute, taking stock of the situation. Read also “In Italy, however, we must focus on the Delta variant because Omicron cases are few – adds Bassetti – I would hope that the latter would replace the Delta because it is less dangerous. But we still have 6 million unvaccinated with many 50-70 year-olds. they are often hospitalized and put us in difficulty. The Italian situation tells us that there are again the emergency rooms in difficulty because so many arrive unvaccinated. When a person arrives with a disease – he remarks – that can be prevented with vaccination despair among the health professionals because these people end up in resuscitation. This, as a doctor, hurts me a lot “.