Virologist Ilaria Capua: vaccine miracle, collapse of deaths

«We are at a turning point. We are seeing the vaccine miracle. There are no virologists who can be more convincing than what we are seeing in England, in Israel and the United States. The number of deaths has collapsed in countries that have significantly vaccinated vulnerable groups. The number of hospitalizations has collapsed and we see something about hospitalizations in Italy too. These are the virologist's optimistic words Ilaria Capua a On Tuesday, aired last 2 March su La7. According to the director ofOne Health Center ofUniversity of Florida, with an acceleration of the vaccination plan (sul English model), the contagion curve in Italy could drop drastically in a couple of months, but logistics cannot undermine this victory of science. In fact, what was declared by the virologist Capua is the biggest challenge of the Draghi government and the new special commissioner for the Covid-19 emergency Son.

In Italy the "vaccine miracle" is possible following the English model

La English variant Covid-19 is now very widespread in Italy and this could lead to a much feared one third wave (for many unavoidable). The only solution to avoid the worst, as suggested by the virologist Capua (but not only) would be to follow the English model and vaccinate the largest number of people with the first dose. The main problem, however, concerns the lack of vaccines. In fact, it is currently not possible to predict whether in the future we may have enough doses to carry out the recall, for example three months for those who receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. However, everything could change as early as the middle of the month. L'EMA could in fact approve the Johnson & Johnson vaccine who, unlike competitors, it needs no recall. In that case, you could go faster following the English model.

Furthermore, although a formal request to commercialization has not yet been sent, the EMA is also evaluating the vRussian accino Sputnik. If the analysis is successful, once the drug is approved, the manufacturer ensures that it can provide doses of the anticovid vaccine. for 50 million Europeans. Unfortunately, the contagion curve has started to rise again. The color of many regions has changed back to Orange (dark) e red, ICU admissions worry more than before and the government thinks about new restrictions to counter Covid-19. Will we really be able to hold on for another two months, to take up the words of Ilaria Capua, waiting for the "vaccine miracle"? meanwhile, some experts return to talk about lockdown to stop the third wave.