Covid, Remuzzi: “From under 18 to pregnant women: that’s why you need to get vaccinated”

“The sentence of the Prime Minister is technically flawless. Today there are two epidemics: that of the vaccinated and that of the unvaccinated. The first is comparable to a flu, the second is a potentially lethal infection”. This was stated by Giuseppe Remuzzi, director of the Mario Negri institute, in an interview with the newspaper ‘Il Corriere della Sera’. “An article in the Washington Post explains it well, where Roy Gulick, head of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, says that 97% of hospitalized for Covid have not been vaccinated. Confirming this we see that in Britain today (yesterday for those who read, ed), compared to 36 thousand new daily infections, the deaths were ‘only’ 64 – continues the expert – On January 20 the infections were 38 thousand and the deaths 1,300. The vaccines authorized in Europe and in the States United are extremely powerful in protecting against serious illness and death. On the contrary, we do not yet know how much they block infections, especially in light of the rapid spread of the Delta variant. ” “The Green pass represents an incentive for those who are afraid of vaccines, as can be seen from the booking boom. We cannot convince the novax, but the undecided yes, and there are not a few. It is wrong who speaks of ‘limitation of freedom’: – Remuzzi points out – even the driving license could be seen in this way, but we don’t want a person without one to drive the car, putting himself and others at risk. It would be important to extend the green pass to schools, giving a sort of ” suitability “for vaccinated teachers. In a pandemic, it is unthinkable that those who work in contact with other people are not protected”. “MRNA-based vaccines have proved very effective and safe in under 18. Cases of myocarditis and pericarditis (4 out of 100 thousand vaccinated) resolve spontaneously within a few days and there is no risk of complications. On the contrary, – he explains – Covid in children can cause, even if very rarely, the multisystem inflammatory syndrome , which requires intensive care and can cause undesirable effects even after some time “.” There are two fundamental reasons for saying yes to vaccination during pregnancy: the first is that pregnant women have a reduced lung capacity due to the pressure exerted by the uterus and therefore they risk a more serious disease (with twice the probability of having to resort to assisted ventilation than other women). – Remuzzi explains – The second is that the immune system weakens during pregnancy. Even when breastfeeding, the vaccine is recommended: there are antibodies in the breast milk that pass to the baby, even if we do not yet know how much they protect it “.