Freeze on SKAI: Those who have not been vaccinated may be at risk from Omicron

“Those who have not been vaccinated can be endangered by Omicron” noted the president of the Athens-Piraeus Hospitals Association (EINAP) Matina Pagoni, speaking to SKAI and the show “Simera”, once again appealing to the citizens to hurry to do so. vaccine.

“People over 60 who have underlying diseases should run for vaccination, because Omicron is very contagious. The unvaccinated will not save her from Omicron. “And some of them may be hospitalized in simple beds, they may have complications and enter the ICU,” he said characteristically. He stressed that those who have simple symptoms are vaccinated.

Regarding the hard indicators of the pandemic, Ms. Pagoni pointed out that they are justified due to the high number of cases. “When you have so many cases, it is not possible for them not to be hospitalized, not to have complications and not to have deaths. “If we had a smaller number of cases, it would be different.”

However, he clarified that Delta was the most difficult mutation and is the one that has covered all the ICU beds.

The president of the hospital doctors explained that the hard indicators will start to decrease at a very slow pace, while the de-escalation of the cases will become more obvious from January 23-24.

Commenting on the treatment with antiviral pills, which have come to Greece, he stressed that they will not be available to everyone, as an application will be submitted on the relevant platform and the Commission will approve those who will take them. “Some people think that we get them and we get well when we get sick, but the corresponding procedure will be followed with the monoclonal ones. Not everyone will get them. “What matters is vaccination,” he said.

Finally, Ms. Pagoni expressed the optimistic prediction that we will normally celebrate Easter this year in the villages, however we will still wear the masks on Halloween.
“The day we keep the simple beds to a minimum will be the biggest breath for the medical world,” he concluded.

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