Rome, May 27, 2022 – The numbers of those infected by the monkeypox. Subtraction international alert is high for the spread of the virus, even if at the moment the situation is considered “under control” and the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranzapoints out that “the attention is high but without alarmism“And today the Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa, in Rainews24, said that” the Higher Institute of Health declared that we already have the availability of over 5 million doses of the vaccine therefore, we are prepared to proceed if necessary “.
Confirmed cases they have exceeded 200 in the worldwhile in Italy 12 have risen. A first case was also identified yesterday in Emilia Romagna. Five people infected instead in Lombardy. Patients cared for by the Institute for Infectious Diseases Spallanzani of Rome there are six of them and “the good news is that, especially the former, they are already healing”, said Francesco Vaia, general manager of Spallanzani, according to whom the quarantine for monkeypox is not needed. In fact, “only those who are sick should be isolated,” he said. Furthermore, there is no need for a “rush to the vaccine: the phenomenon is limited and minor, and lethality – explained the expert – is really low and mainly linked to immune problems”.
Speranza also reiterates that there is no alarm at the moment: “We have activated our surveillance network both at European and national level. We have a limited number of cases. We must keep our attention but without alarmism. It’s a story – he says – totally different from the one we experienced with Covid “. And the situation is “definitely under control” also for the Undersecretary of Health Pierpaolo Sileri.
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