“We’ve been wearing masks for two years, and we’re like a soccer team that comes back from vacation, starts training, and isn’t seen in the games,” said Professor of Pulmonology Nikos Tzanakis.
His concern that her viruses flu, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) and coronavirus they will find the citizens’ immunity untrained, with an increase in transmissibility and possible effects especially for the vulnerable, Professor of Pulmonology Nikos Tzanakis told SKAI.
“In the previous two years we were wearing masks, and we are like a football team that comes from vacation, starts training, and is not seen in the games,” said Nikos Tzanakis. Potentially, this will increase transmissibility and possibly severe cases, at least among the vulnerable, he warned.
“We vaccinate for flu and coronavirus, unfortunately we don’t have a vaccine for RSV, only the mask saves us. Everyone who needs to be vaccinated must be vaccinated by November 20,” the professor emphasized. We should be vaccinated for both the flu and the updated dose for the coronavirus, he added.
Respiratory syncytial virus is an infection of the respiratory tract, affecting children under five, immunocompromised and the elderly, and is known for decades, explained Mr. Tzanakis.
All children, all of us, explained, we have passed RSV as children, it can develop into respiratory failure in those who have comorbidities and other health problems.
“It is an infection that we knew and we know, children go through it every year” he underlined.
“Tridemia is a medical cardiology term that refers to arrhythmias, it is badly used to say that we have a triple pandemic, the term is invalid” clarified the professor of Pulmonology.
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