From next week, changes are expected to be made in the report of EODY, in order to capture the epidemiological picture more accurately, according to the briefing made at EODY by the president Theoklis Zaoutis and the professor of epidemiology of EKPA Dimitris Paraskevi.
In this context, the percentage of cases of intubation and death will be recorded in the total number of vaccinated and in the total number of unvaccinated.
In fact, it should not be based only on the number of cases but also on the positivity index. Despite the fact that we have a very high number of tests, the positivity index starts and goes down.
There has also been a stabilization of cases in recent days with a slight decrease.
The school model is proving to be effective. According to the data, the most early diagnosis (even on the same day as the onset of symptoms) is made in schools and then within the family. The number of cases in children since the beginning of school is stable with declining trends.
In addition, 70% of those who get vaccinated in the last few days are aged 18-59. This is attributed to the increased infectivity of the Delta mutation and that is why the third dose is considered necessary after 6 months, in order for the citizens to have enhanced immunization.
According to the president of EODY, our country follows the definition of the WHO and registers as dead covid all those who have been diagnosed positive, without time limit, while other countries such as the United Kingdom registers as dead covid those who died within 28 days of diagnosis and Spain records only those who die in a hospital setting.
The president of EODY will address the ECDC with the question of whether a common line should be followed by all. As Mr. Zaoutis said, if in Greece we followed the registration system of the United Kingdom, we would record 20% less deaths.
4 key aggravating factors for death and serious illness:
• age,
• comorbidities,
• vaccination,
• how long it has been since the vaccination.
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