Covid Italia, Gimbe: “We are in a downward phase, but more cases in children”

“We are seeing the decline in new daily Covid cases. Around January 20 we had about 180 thousand cases a day and yesterday evening instead 140 thousand. We are in a downward phase, but there are important differences, however, at a territorial level and by age group. for example, for the 0-9 year age group, infections continue to grow. The percentage of occupied beds, albeit very slowly, begins to decline, but here too there are differences depending on the territory in question “. Taking stock of the current phase of the Covid-19 epidemic is Nino Cartabellotta, president of the Gimbe Foundation, who spoke to ‘Italia s’è awakened’ on Radio Cusano Campus. The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 proceeds, but does not accelerate. On the contrary. “There are fewer and fewer people to be vaccinated and those waiting for the third dose. In the week of January 24-30 we administered 3.5 million doses, of which over 2.5 million boosters. We still have 7.5 million people. without doses and among these almost 2 million are over 50 “. “We see a decline in the trend of new vaccinates. The 5-11 group worries me: in the last 3 weeks we have had 260 thousand, 172 thousand and 126 thousand vaccinations. One of the reasons for this drop in new vaccinates is the quarantine management system at school – notes Cartabellotta – because of which many boys and girls, even if negative, cannot go to get the vaccine “. Finally, on the question of the mask, according to Cartabellotta “in the coming months we will hardly do without the mask indoors. You need to be aware of being inside a pandemic. You have to get used to moments in which to close ranks and others during which to feel freer. Politics must be more timely in making decisions “.