Bassetti: “Those who question vaccines, question the existence of the State”

“Those who question vaccines today question the very existence of the state.” Matteo Bassetti, head of infectious diseases at the San Martino hospital in Genoa, expresses himself in this way at Tonera Italia. “If we don’t vaccinate today, we won’t be able to deal with the fourth wave,” he says. “I would not have wanted to see just today, in a moment of stagnation in the vaccination campaign, a political battle over vaccines. Those who question vaccines today question the very existence of the state”, he says before answering the question about one. of current issues: “Does the vaccine generate variants? We need to clarify the question, it is one of the tools used by no vax and ‘ni vax’. In England they started vaccination in the middle of the second wave. As the vaccination proceeded, the contagion It spread. Evidently, when the virus spreads, it changes. But it doesn’t change because there is a vaccine. Too many talk here without having the skills, “he says. “Someone talks about young people referring to subjects under 40 years old. In the last 3 days I have hospitalized 3 forty-year-olds in intensive care, infected with the Delta variant. Those who say that young people should not be vaccinated should come to intensive care to see people who is sick. Does the vaccine not prevent contagion? The goal of the vaccine is to prevent serious illness and avoid death. What do we care if we get a runny nose after a positive swab? We care that hospitals don’t explode. as much as possible today, in a moment of relative calm, we will not be able to face the fourth wave “, he says again