An expert believes that "the reminder dose of Covid in the fall, no one takes it away from us"

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The new subvariants of

are much more contagious than the previous ones and although their effects are milder than before, "the booster dose in autumn" of the

vaccine "nobody takes it away from us".

believes

, a specialist in infectious diseases and professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the International University of La Rioja, who has detailed that the

subvariants that predominate right now "are called BA4 and BA5" but

.

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What is the Covid immune footprint?

How does it affect reinfections and future vaccinations?

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What is the Covid immune footprint?

How does it affect reinfections and future vaccinations?

These sub-variants

, this specialist assures, because "they attack the respiratory tract" and "cause fewer lung problems" and "for this reason, they affect more people" than previous variants and sub-variants

and "if more people go to hospitals it is because they have other pathologies and by protocol they are referred", he considers.

He believes that in these two years "we have learned a lot about the virus" so much so that "I think we know what it can give of itself and that

, that it will remain like one more flu", especially if "we comply with simple issues, such as social distance and being vaccinated".

"We will have to assume having a reminder dose and the autumn dose, I think no one takes it away from us," says this specialist in infectious diseases, especially in HIV, detailing that there are studies according to which "immunity against

, because of the

or because of having passed it, it is lost after months" which "makes it evident that these doses are going to be necessary".

The effectiveness of other measures against the spread of the

is not so clear , such as recovering the mask for the entire population, because "the step of removing it has already been taken and going back is very difficult" with which "perhaps it is better focus the message" and "say that it is best worn by vulnerable people and their families.

"Telling

now that they have to put their masks back on is to burn the message in exchange for a minimal benefit, while the focus must be placed on those who are more likely to be infected with serious consequences," Soriano considers.

For this reason, he believes that "when saying certain things, such as recommending the use of the mask, one must also take into account the exhaustion that society has" and "know that it is much better to focus the message on those who have the most risks", he concluded. .

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