Vasilakopoulos on SKAI: Lockdowns have reduced immunity to common viruses – A sub-variant of the coronavirus is spreading

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“There is a solution for the flu, the flu vaccine, and the Greeks should embrace it a little more” emphasized Th. Vasilakopoulos – He mentioned that only 6,000 people a day are vaccinated against COVID

The necessary lockdowns and masks of the previous two years reduced immunity against common viruses, the Professor of Pulmonology pointed out to SKAI and Decatians Theodoros Vasilakopoulos.

“Indeed, we have many viruses, we have more than we were used to in the previous two years, because the measures we were taking (extensive use of masks, lockdown, etc.) reduced the transmissibility of respiratory viruses, because the goal was to reduce the transmissibility of the coronavirus , which is much more contagious. But this led to the previous two years as if we are not immune in the population for common viruses and the flu, so we’re even more prone to catching it,” he explained.

“There is a solution for the flu, the flu vaccine, and the Greeks should embrace it a little more. The world has not gone as far as it should have gone. In the first year of the corona virus, the world was afraid and made 4 million flu shots, now we haven’t even reached 1 million, we are much lower” said the doctor characteristically.

Corona virus

For the updated dose of the corona virus, the pulmonologist typically reported that 6,000 people are vaccinated per day, speaking of a disappointing number. “Anyone who has been sick or vaccinated and three months have passed must to be vaccinated as soon as possible with the updated vaccine” underlined Theodoros Vasilakopoulos.

“In other states there has been a serious increase in cases, we have had good weather, but already the percentage of Omicron 5 ‘mutant children’ is increasing, (subvariant) BQ.1.1 has reached 20%. The only serious protection to deal with Omicron 5 is the updated vaccine… We lose 120 to 150 Greeks every week from the corona virus,” emphasized Mr. Vasilakopoulos.

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