Non-acceptance of the third dose of Corona vaccine / increase in hospitalization and ICU cases for the next three weeks

According to Fars News Agency’s Health Reporter, Payam Tabarsi, Secretary of the Covid Diagnosis and Treatment Committee and Head of the Infectious Diseases Department of Masih Daneshvari Hospital, said in our Tehran Radio Salamat program that the vaccination of children has been approved by the National Corona Headquarters: Two Pasteur and Sinofarm vaccines They have received permission from the Food and Drug Administration to inject children 5 years of age and older, but the National Vaccine Committee will have to announce the dose to be injected, which will probably be announced this week or next week.

He added: “Unfortunately, the injection of the third dose has not been well received so far.” So far, more than 60 million first doses and about 54 million second doses have been injected, but only about 14 million third doses have been injected.

* The possibility of increasing the number of hospitalizations in the ward and ICU for the next three weeks

Announcing that the number of outpatients has almost doubled in the past two weeks, Tabarsi said: “However, the number of hospitalizations, although increased, is not significant.” In the next two to three weeks, the number of hospitalizations and ICU cases will probably increase. We hope that we will not reach the fifth wave severely by observing hygienic measures and, most importantly, wearing a mask and injecting a third dose of the vaccine.

* Omicron can increase mortality due to its very high infectivity

In response to what are the characteristics of Omicron’s strain, he said: “Omicron is milder in severity than Delta, but due to its very high prevalence, it will increase the number of hospitalized patients and consequently increase mortality, so it should be kept open.” looked.

* The only way to prevent an increase in mortality; Vaccine injection

Explaining the reason for the reduction of the third dose of the vaccine compared to the first and second doses, the head of the infectious ward of Masih Daneshvari Hospital said: Let everyone inject the third dose so that we do not face a crisis like the fifth wave.

“We have no choice and the only way to prevent an increase in the number of cases and deaths; Vaccine injection.

* Masks are mandatory in public

Referring to the remarks of Dr. Hamid Reza Jamaati, Secretary of the National Scientific Committee of Corona, he added: “Emphasis on forcing masks in public communities was raised in the last meeting of the headquarters because this method can reduce the prevalence of the disease by 30%.” The next point is that people who have cold symptoms should be quarantined for 5 days and not attend meetings if they do not take the test.

* Corona headquarters should reconsider reopening schools

In response to why, despite the increase in outpatients in the country, the school reopening plan has been implemented, Tabarsi said: “When this issue was raised, Omicron was not in this situation yet.

* Baricitinib and RamedSivir were added to the Covid treatment guide

“The only drug that is not available in Iran is monoclonal antibody, which due to the high price of one course, which is about $ 18,000, the rest is in the treatment guide,” said the secretary of the Covid Diagnosis and Treatment Committee. . A three-day RamedSavier course for high-risk coronary patients In the first week, baricitinib for ICU patients under high-pressure oxygen devices has been added to the coronation regimen, which will be announced soon. Paxlovid is also one of the drugs that will be added to the treatment regimen if produced in Iran.

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