Pulmonology Prof. – Cases will range between 9 and 11 thousand iIn the next three weeks

Professor of Pulmonology Nikos Tzanakis referred to the estimates that exist for the increase of coronavirus cases.

Prognostic models, he said, show that in the next 3 weeks the number of infections will be between 9 and 11 thousand, but the peak of the new wave of the pandemic is not yet in sight.

According to the professor of Pulmonology, the question is not the cases of coronavirus that are detected, but how many of them are in need of treatment. In recent days we have had about 400 daily admissions to hospitals for treatment. The point at which the health system will face a serious problem is at approximately 550 admissions per day.

Nikos Tzanakis said that of the cases that are recorded daily, 25% concern vaccinated people, while the percentage of cases in children is a little lower.

The vast majority of these cases transmit the disease like a mild flu and do not burden the health system.

Asked if the third dose of the vaccine should be expedited, the professor of pulmonology said that it has been observed that vaccines effectively protect against serious illness even 9 months later, but in some cases, such as the elderly, over 80 years, or in vulnerable groups and the immunosuppressed could be done a little earlier than 6 months after the second dose.

to followFinally, regarding the parallel vaccination with the flu vaccine, he said that it would be good for the coronavirus vaccine to precede and the flu vaccine 2 weeks later.