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Covid, Brusaferro: “Delta variant increases and alpha decreases. Young people feed new cases “

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This was underlined by the president of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, (Iss), during the press conference on the analysis of the data of the regional monitoring of the control room. “Cases are growing in Italy, as in many European countries”, he added

“The share of the Delta variant is increasing and the Alfa variant is progressively decreasing. From 5 June to 19 July the map confirms this fact “. This was reported by the president of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, (Iss) Silvio Brusaferro, during the press conference at the Ministry of Health, on the analysis of the data of the regional monitoring of the control room. Also confirming the increase in new cases, driven by young people aged between 10 and 29 years. “Municipalities with at least one case of Covid grew from 2267 to 2958 and the incidence shows that in almost all regions there is a marked growth. This is characterized in the 10-19 and 20-29 age groups and therefore it is the younger population that feeds the new cases of the epidemic ”, added Brusaferro. “Cases are growing in Italy, as in many European countries”, he confirmed again.

Vaccinations and the Rt

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Covid, ISS monitoring: Rt from 0.91 to 1.26. The incidence also increases

Still on the subject of the younger population, Brusaferro explained however that “over 50% of the population between 20 and 29 years old has had at least one dose of vaccine and this is an important fact”. This is a reference that makes it easier to understand how “vaccinations are growing”. As regards the transmissibility index Rt, “it is projected to 1.55”, underlined the president of the ISS. In addition, he said, “yes it is lowering the average age of infection to 25 years and the average age of admission in intensive care to 55 years ”.

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Incidence doubled but there is no stress in hospitals

Analyzing the latest available data, “the incidence has doubled, the impact on health services is limited but the Delta variant increases and will become dominant”, confirmed Brusaferro at the end of his speech. “Hence the importance of completing the vaccination cycle and respecting the distancing measures and the use of masks,” he added.

Rezza: “It is necessary to vaccinate to avoid any congestion of hospitals”

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Covid vaccine: data and graphs on administrations in Italy

Also present, as usual, was the Director General of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Gianni Rezza, according to whom “the situation is getting complicated with an increase in cases in many European countries and this means that Italians who go abroad also for vacation they risk being blocked. You have to rush to get vaccinated, ”he said. Launching the same appeal also to over 60 and over 50. We need the vaccine “because the hospitalization rates in these groups are not trivial,” he said. “The increase in vaccinations in progress is fine, but an appeal to be vaccinated must be done precisely to avoid any congestion of hospital structures when a very contagious variant is circulating”, he commented.

The Green Pass for Italians abroad and the circular on exemptions

“The problem of granting the Green Pass to Italians who have completed the vaccination cycle abroad is being resolved”, explained Rezza, touching on the topic of the vaccination passport. With a reference, then, to what is happening in the United Kingdom. “The non-recognition of the Green Pass in Gb to Italians does not only concern our compatriots. It is as if to some extent we want to take precautions that seem too much because in the United Kingdom there is an increase in cases. I hope that these problems of reciprocity will be resolved shortly, ”Rezza said again. Still on the subject, he confirmed that “exemptions to the Green Pass are being studied: for example, those who cannot complete the vaccination cycle because they may have had a severe allergic reaction to the first dose of the vaccine, and there are also other cases that we are studying. There will be a circular in a very short time to get ready to August 6 “, he then concluded.

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