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The opinion that the vaccine will not end the pandemic was expressed by the director of the ICU of the “Papanikolaou” hospital, Nikolaos Kapravelos, in statements to SKAI and the HOY program, as he pointed out that it is impossible to vaccinate 60% of the population.
“The virus will keep us busy for many months. Vaccination and immunity is a long process, it is not the end of the pandemic, not even the beginning of the end. It is impossible for 60% of the population to have been vaccinated in spring. “First, we don’t have that many vaccines, and second, the decision to persuade everyone to get vaccinated will be the state’s greatest achievement since World War II,” he said.
He added that the coronavirus is mutating and can render vaccines ineffective. “The virus is mutating and may need a second or even a third generation of vaccines. The mutation is likely to affect the effectiveness of the vaccine. No virus has ever been treated with the first generation of vaccines. We will see the outcome of the vaccines after March, ”Mr. Kapravelos characteristically stated.
At the same time, he was skeptical about the end of the pandemic and emphasized that it is dangerous to announce it at this time. “Now the number of intubated patients, the fullness of the ICU and especially the deaths are the barometer of this pandemic and do not allow any complacency. The virus operates at lightning speed and cannot be counted. “The pandemic is in front of us, not behind us,” he concluded.
Source: skai.gr
