Bassetti: “Insulted and threatened on unvaccinated lockdowns”

After the claims regarding a possible new lockdown for the unvaccinated, “they slaughtered me with insults and threats, other than escort! I must have two spare cars now”. So Matteo Bassetti, head of infectious diseases at the San Martino hospital in Genoa, comments on the social reactions to what he said a few days ago at Adnkronos Salute. “They only targeted me, accusing me of inciting hatred. But what an incitement to hate! I simply said that today I would not talk about lockdown because it is premature and too alarmist, but I said one logical thing: if there should be a lockdown or a restriction, it is clear that it will concern those who are not vaccinated “, he reiterates. “It is not that I say different things from what others do – clarifies the infectious disease specialist – Who will go to school in the presence when there will be circulation of viruses? Will those who are vaccinated and those who are not vaccinated will go to Dad. It seems so logical to me … “. As for the new Israeli data according to which Pfizer / BioNTech’s anti-Covid vaccine only protects 64% against the Delta variant, Bassetti invites us to “take everything with a grain of salt”. “Before saying that everything is going wrong, let’s wait to see these published data, confirmed on a well-known sample, because – Bassetti recalls – until proven otherwise we have already published data that tell us that this is not the case, so I would be a little careful The British data from a few days ago spoke of a 90-95% efficacy “of the Pfizer vaccine against the Delta variant. “A swallow does not make a spring, just as a given – warns Bassetti – cannot discourage what we have said so far compared to an English experience much greater than that of Israel. Not that I have any doubts about what it says. Israel “, specifies the expert,” however – he insists – are two figures that seem to me to be somewhat in contrast with each other “. But “if that were the case, if these data were confirmed – observes the infectious disease specialist – a stance on a possible third dose that covers the variant is clearly urgent. Certainly – concludes Bassetti – I would not change anything we have done to date. , also because it would not make sense. We continue to keep the restrictions indoors, we continue to vaccinate as we have done up to now. Other things cannot be done “.