“We can hear about new measures at any time,” Evangelos Manolopoulos, a professor of Pharmacology at Democritus University, told SKAI and the show “SK PAREA”, commenting on the Omicron mutation.
“We are already concerned about the Delta mutation, which records 4,500-5,000 cases a day, especially in anticipation of the holidays. At the same time, there are stormy developments with Omicron, which although we still do not have many cases, but it is only a matter of time before it comes to Greece. Omicron can make things a lot worse and that makes us doubly worried about what will happen after the holidays. That is why we can hear about new measures at any time “, he stated characteristically.
As he explained, a general lockdown may not be applied, but it may be specialized measures, which will be left to the vaccinated.
According to Mr. Manolopoulos, the Omicron strain exceeds the vaccination to a large extent, ie it reduces the effectiveness of the vaccines, however it remains quite high for those who have taken the third dose.
He added that it can re-infect people who are sick, but usually the symptoms are milder.
Asked about the worst case scenario for the Delta mutation, the professor replied that it could be very aggressive, infect more people, be as aggravating to the body as the Delta mutation and thus record more cases and erupt intubations and deaths. .
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