Innsbruck virologist warns of fifth wave
Institute director Dorothee von Laer at the University of Innsbruck. (APA / Hochmuth)
The effect of the lockdown will only be reflected in a week, the expert said. “I hope we can see a significant reduction in infections early next week,” she said. However, she had doubts about the target date for the re-unlocking of all of Austria on December 13th.
Fifth wave in February
According to your expectations, those vaccinated for the first time in this wave will have no effect on the current infection rate. “But they can prevent us from stumbling into the next wave in February.” Because if the first vaccinations continue to be as sluggish as before, then they “definitely” expect a fifth wave.
Annual Covid vaccinations
She considers a longer immunity after the third stitch to be “unlikely”. She does not believe that the virus will be eradicated as it did with smallpox: “Not with the current vaccines. They don’t protect against spread as well to kill a virus. “
“I assume that we will have a combined vaccination against the flu and corona by next autumn. It will be an annual vaccination, ”said the virologist at MedUni Innsbruck. A “broad vaccination campaign” will have to be started again in autumn. “Then we can already have a Covid season next winter, not a wave.”
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