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January 16, 2021 "Great Britain is a world excellence in epidemiology. Its program is a model that the European Union must look to with great attention. In our country there is a need to establish a technical table for surveillance viro-immunological of emerging infections. We need to provide a uniform approach to quickly identify mutations, compare results and assess danger. "
This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Health Pierpaolo Sileri in an interview with the newspaper
la Repubblica
.
"For this type of virus it is completely normal that mutations can arise. We need to monitor them and find them as quickly as possible, but the real race against time is that linked to the vaccine. The good news is that on all the variants discovered so far, the approved vaccines are effective - he stresses - If we can achieve satisfactory direct and indirect protection through the vaccine in a short time, we will prevent the generation and spread of new mutations that are potentially more lethal or more resistant to vaccination ".
"It is not a game of chess - explains Sileri - we had to defend ourselves from an epidemic of which at the beginning we knew little or nothing. The research allowed the realization of a small miracle with the development of effective and safe vaccines. Constant monitoring and the availability of as many people as possible to protect themselves will likely make it possible to deal with this emergency within a few months "concludes the Deputy Minister of Health.