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We have good news from vaccines and antibody treatment, said Charalambos Gogos, professor and member of the infectious diseases committee, speaking on SKAI TV.
As he explained, “we have good news about vaccines and monoclonal antibodies (the ones that Trump received). It is a very good treatment protocol, it unites the action of the virus on the cells and therefore the toxicity is reduced ”.
Asked if this treatment is available, he replied that “at this time this treatment is in clinical study and has not yet received approval for its use. At the moment, patients participating in the study are receiving it, and Trump took them for special reasons, or maybe you also entered the study. There is no center in Greece that is being studied. But because its effectiveness is very good, they will probably close it quickly and give the go-ahead for individual occupants. The problem is that it is difficult to produce monoclonal antibodies. You cannot put much on the market. You need a special process for their production. They are also expensive. So their release to the public I think will be delayed. Of course, there are also the others, remedisivir. ”
Gogos estimated that vaccination will begin in early 2021 in sensitive groups, while the generalization of vaccination will take a few months.
At the same time, regarding the crowding in the squares and inside, he stated that “these phenomena must stop, they are unacceptable.
Referring to the negative record of 13 deaths in one day due to a coronation in Greece, he pointed out that “it was unexpected, it really impressed us all”, explaining that what happens with this disease is that “as long as the patients accumulate in the ICU and remain over time, deaths increase, the longer one stays in an ICU, the more likely one is to die. Those who have a coronary tube if they come out quickly will be saved. The effort must be exhausted within the first week. Then the thing and mix “.
Likewise, when asked about the increase in intubated patients (more than 90), he commented that this increase is worrying and that in Attica the problems are greater because there is an ICU coverage by covid that presses almost 70% while in all Greece it is below 40%, highlighting the pressure that exists in the Attica region, while underlining that there is anticipation since in the next few days the opening of 50 beds will take place in Sotiria, which as mentioned will be “a great respite “.
Among other things, Mr. Gogos pointed out that “we hope that new measures will reduce the epidemiological parameters of the disease so that we can enter winter with an easier process.” “Things are difficult, there is a risk of an increase in cases, but so far the stabilization that exists gives an air of optimism.”
Source: skai.gr
