“We need to get people to get vaccinated, rather than continuing to mortify this land by insinuating suspicion where there is no danger of forgeries or scams.” This is said by the regional councilor for health Ruggero Razza, citing the two data that most frighten the health of the region: the low number of people who approach vaccination on the island and the consequent increase in hospitalizations, both in ordinary hospitalization and in intensive care. “Among the most serious – reports Razza – as many as 92% are not vaccinated, less than a dozen have received a single administration. The percentage of unvaccinated is lower among patients with ordinary hospitalization, but these are people who in most some cases also suffer from other pathologies “.
And if the number of people who get vaccinated is reduced, it is logical, at this point – with the Delta variant spreading at an uncontrolled rate also due to the substantial influx of tourists on the island – to expect an increase in hospitalizations as well. Hence the need to activate new Covid beds in Sicilian hospitals. And there are those who, like the M5S all’Ars, point the finger and accuse the councilor of having devised a “trick” to prevent the passage in the yellow zone. “But when ever – burst out the commissioner speaking with PalermoToday -. If the yellow zone has to be, so be it. I am not worried about the transition from white to yellow zone, as it would change very little on balance. To those who insinuate that there is something shady behind the numbers of beds in Sicily, I just say that I am tired of seeing all these people spitting on the work we do every day to win the battle against Covid “.
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Razza reports that the beds currently available for Covid patients are the same, if not even lower, than those agreed on March 1 with the inspectors of the Ministry of Health. Considering that the regions have the right to update the beds available to respond to the emergency, the commissioner argues that “nothing is happening different from what is happening in other regions of Italy. We are only returning to the hospital availability of the month. of March “.
According to Razza, this would also explain the inconsistency between the official data of Agenas (updated in early July) and those of the latest official monitoring. For the Health Services Agency, Sicily, with 77 hospitalized in intensive care (today’s data) and a total of 654 beds would be a stone’s throw from the yellow zone. But according to the latest official monitoring, in contrast to Agenas’ numbers, the intensive care places have increased by a hundred units. If not more. “Whoever points the finger at the measures taken by this department – says Razza – should first know the difference between beds for immediate use and readily convertible beds, to be activated if necessary within 48 hours”.
One thing is certain: the situation in Sicily is worrying. “But the institutions do not produce the infections – concludes Razza -. It is enough to wander around the streets of the island to realize what is making us fall back into the yellow zone. There is only one possible way: get vaccinated and convince others to do it”.
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