Covid, Salmaso: “In Italy more deaths than other countries with more cases, a question to be investigated”

“It is very worrying that 259 deaths were declared yesterday due to Covid in our country. And the reasons why Italy continues to record many more deaths, in proportion, compared to those recorded, for example, should be investigated. in France, where there are 200-300 thousand cases a day and also in Germany, where there have been many infections. But despite the high viral circulation in the two countries, the number of deaths is not always comparable with those in Italy “. This is supported by Stefania Salmaso, epidemiologist of the Italian Association of Epidemiology (AIE). On the issue, explains the epidemiologist to Adnkronos Salute, “we should understand which element weighs: the older population, or a greater frequency of vulnerable people or simply a different classification of cases. Even in England, for example, there is a quantity of cases high but there is not the same proportion of deaths. I believe that the deaths recorded in Italy should be better characterized to understand the reasons and also see what is the preventable mortality rate even with the use of new drugs “. Then the school. Salmaso says that “closing the school is not a proven means of blocking the circulation of the virus. We have experienced this in the recent past and we have understood that closure involves many more problems on different levels. In this situation, among other things. , the Omicron wave affects the age group between 20 and 29 years, which seems to have higher incidence rates. From a scientific point of view, there is no evidence that closing the school can change the general landscape “. to these considerations “the closure of the school” and the restoration of distance learning “would seem not justified to obtain the benefit of a reduction in viral circulation which, at this moment, is not fed by the school population”. Moreover, a closing measure “was not taken even by other countries where infections are high, such as France and England. The children, moreover, have already paid a lot in terms of missed school days, lack of learning and failure growth. So at this juncture I would say that schools are the most important fulcrum to defend “.