From Caruso to Pregliasco and Bassetti, experts ask for attention for the sub-variant Omicron 5 which is very contagious
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The pandemic of Covid-1 is not behind us and we must not let our guard down because, as the experts say, the Omicron sub-variant 5 she is very aggressive. According to virologists and infectious diseases, the Omicron mutation, in fact, is currently one of the most contagious viruses in the world, with very high levels of contagion that make you fear the worst.
The alarm from the experts on Omicron
Interviewed by beraking latest news Salute, among the first to sound the alarm on Omicron 5 was Arnold Carusopresident of the Italian Society of Virology, which considers precisely the sub-variant “il virus most contagious in the world and precisely in this characteristic lies its danger “.
According to Caruso, the current version of Covid “is certainly less aggressive, but remains problematic”. In fact, according to the president of Italian virologists, the virus can easily reach even the most fragile people and will soon become dominant.
Obviously, what is worrying is the great return of infections in October, while the current numbers are “the surprise that was not expected”.
Unexpected numbers, what’s going on
The number of infections in recent weeks testifies to the aggressiveness of Covid-19 in the Omicron 5 sub-variant. In fact, Caruso explained: “We are certainly experiencing an increase that we did not expect at the moment. During the summer period he should have been in remission“.
“We knew that Omicron 5 can infect people who have already been vaccinated or recovered from an infection associated with previous variants, but we thought it would affect a little later, not now,” he explained.
Pregliasco warns about infections
But the alarm on Omicron 5 certainly did not end there. Indeed also Fabrizio PregliascoHealth Director of the IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, underlined: “Sooner or later Omicron will make it, it’s a disaster, because the virus escapes”.
The expert then underlined the risks “It also infects who is cured and also the vaccinated. It is true that Omicron creates less severe situations, but there is the risk of a further increase in the number of cases, which are underestimated: in my opinion, they will be around 100,000 per day ”.
Bassetti and the case of vaccines
To launch another warning is Matteo Bassettidirector of the San Martino Infectious Diseases Clinic in Genoa.
In fact, the expert explained: “The problem is how to do it: we are wasting a lot of time on the mask and on admissions, while we should seriously think about how to act on the comorbidities of the elderly, focusing on prophylaxis. We must talk to the Italians that going for the booster dose is crucial for their health “.