ΟNikolaos Sipsas spoke to the show «Hora Hellas» and referred to her career pandemic in our country. The professor said of his image coronavirus that «the measures have worked too late because of the large dispersion. We do not yet see a downturn intubated» and added that there should be no complacency as «if there is a recovery of the pandemic where will the patients go? There are no beds, there is a risk that patients will not receive services».
For lifting of measures and how the committee will move forward he said «we are taking it day by day in the committee. We cannot bear the cost of a tragedy. Imagine what will happen to Hermou if all the shops open (ed: referring to the chaos in Britain). It will happen hypermission focus».
He asked that there should be no relaxation in the celebrations as «whatever happens at Christmas we will face it in January. And it will be ugly. At Thessaloniki the explosion occurred within five days. It is a dangerous phenomenon and it is beyond our powers. It will plague us until spring,» he clarified.
As regards the vaccination said that «a realistic goal is to have vaccinated by June health and vulnerable groups. It is not an easy task to vaccinate the 70%.
At the same time, he stressed that the vaccination project is difficult, as the anti-vaccine movement is growing, since «people are sceptical, for example 30% of the staff in my hospital have not been vaccinated for flu».
If the EMA give approval (the procedures are extremely strict) to know that the vaccine is very safe. I want to see the data first and then I want to say about the safety,» he said, »and how did the English colleagues manage to see within 2 weeks that the vaccine is safe? We want proper approval.".
The aim is to start the vaccinations in mid-January. I will be one of the first to get the vaccine» clarified and warned that «without a health certificate one will not be able to travel from country to country».
