PADUA – The WHO decision to end the global health emergency for Covid is “major news, it tells us we are out of the emergency,…
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PADUA – The WHO decision on the end of the global health emergency for Covid is “major news, it tells us we are out of the emergency, but there is some debate as to what constitutes the end of a pandemic. The virus disappears in a closed pandemic and that is not our case. Even if, thanks to vaccinations and the stabilization of Omicron in a less aggressive form, it doesn’t worry us too much and doesn’t bring the health system into crisis. But the virus is circulating and we don’t know how it will evolve and we can’t predict if there will be seasonal spikes or not.
So Antonella Viola, professor of general pathology at the University of Padua, in her speech at the Wired Next Fest Rovereto. In the time of high media attention for Covid-19, popularizers and health experts have raged, but when they talk about other issues, someone turns up their noses. Why is this happening? «As technicians we are fine, but we have to remain closed in our area. I claim the right to speak on any subject – Viola replies – Then there is a difference, when I speak about science I have to be serious and speak about things approved by the scientific community. I’m not speaking on a personal level, I’m representing the scientific community. If I go to Gruber and she asks me what I think of the government, that’s a personal position. But if you ask me about ethanol and vaccines, what I say is not questionable ».
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