Prof. Kostov: We will not be able to completely defeat the virus – Diseases

“People over 40 and risk groups should get vaccinated against COVID-19.

For young people with a stable immune system, the benefit of the vaccine is questionable, “pulmonologist Prof. Kosta Kostov told BNR.

Prof. Kostov: I advise all people over 40 to get vaccinated against COVID-19

He stressed that he was not worried about special side effects., but: “My fear is more about the way science is handled. Science is not a stallion for short races, but a riding horse that is suitable for longer rides. You need time to stand your ground. Now science has put itself at the service of politicians and scared society, forcing it to do things that don’t usually happen. It is unthinkable to put drugs or vaccines into circulation without going through all the stages, without publishing the data, without having the word of the world community of experts, without waiting long enough and monitoring all side effects. In this sense, I am bitter and have many questions about vaccines. But I don’t want to demotivate people to get vaccinated, I’ll do it myself. Science surrendered and let itself be used … A society in which doctors are exploited like pack horses is no longer an arena, but a stable.

In the “12 + 3” program, Prof. Kostov shared that there is a vaccine that he is looking at with interest, but that it will not reach our country.: “A vaccine produced by a small biotech company in Canada. It is plant-based. Genetic engineering is used: Biotechnology removes the viral antigen from a plant. The Canadian government has invested heavily in this vaccine and Canadians will get vaccinated first Of the vaccines that are expected to reach us, my preferences are those of Pfizer / Oxford, based on the so-called information RNA, which through lipid droplets will enter the cells of the body and read the vaccine code , after which they will begin to produce protein products, on which we will build our immunity.

According to the pulmonologist, we will not be able to completely defeat the virus, but at least there will be no epidemiological pressure.

“This will not happen anytime soon … I hope that at the end of winter or early spring the wind will calm down and the storm will gradually pass so that we can find ourselves in a calmer summer,” said Professor Kostov.

He stressed that some Bulgarians do not live in a mature society, do not believe in the virus, and do not live in a society where they feel responsible to others.