Covid, Toti: “The Paxlovid antiviral arrives in Genoa, a new weapon to deal with the pandemic”
Meanwhile, Liguria is confirmed in the yellow zone again next week
“Liguria is also confirmed in the yellow zone for next week, the incidence in our region is clearly stable and constant of hospitalized, it tells us that we are in the waning phase of the fourth wave. We must especially thank our doctors who never stopped to fight the virus at the time of greatest circulation and therefore of greatest difficulty. Science first with vaccines, then with antivirals are preserving us from the most acute phase of the disease. Paxlovid, Pfizer’s other antiviral drug that will be an extra help to defeat the pandemic, also arrived in Genoa today. We are in a new fight against the virus, with many weapons available that allows us to look to the future with greater confidence ». Thus the president of the Liguria Region and councilor for health Giovanni Toti regarding the trend of Covid in Liguria.
«In the last seven days – added the president Toti – in Liguria 7,347 first doses and 77,093 third doses have been administered. Important numbers for the protection of our health but also for our freedom, especially in light of the provisions of the decree law that will simplify the life of all citizens and families “.
“As expected last Friday – explained the general manager of Alisa Filippo Ansaldi -, this week was characterized by the consolidation of the plateau and a tendency to improve the general framework. This clearly emerges from the data on the incidence that has seen a probable case of cases in all the Ligurian provinces for about ten days, but also emerges from the trend of hospitalizations, on the 80 accesses per day for several weeks, which shows a tendency to weeks like this. .
This epidemiological picture is reflected in the hospital pressure: on average intensity we have been stable for four weeks, again with a tendency to expire. The trend in intensive care is much more consolidated, where it reached the values that at the beginning of December.
In consideration of the evolution of the epidemiological picture, with Omicron representing almost all the circulating strains, we constantly monitor the efficacy of the vaccine. The indicator of particular relevance is the one that shows the effectiveness of the vaccine for those who have completed the full course less than 120 days or who have received the third dose, compared to those who are not vaccinated. Also this week the effectiveness of the vaccine is on values of 87%, in line with what invested last week “.
“A week characterized by stability in hospital access ends – explains Angelo Gratarola, head of the regional emergency-urgency intercompany department and director of the Anesthesia and Resuscitation Unit of the San Martino Polyclinic Hospital -, probably with a continuing trend. For the first time, on the day of February 3, at a regional level, we fell below 700 admissions on average intensity and 30 admissions in intensive care. If this data is confirmed for those or in the next 7-10 days, it is likely the beginning of the turnaround in hospitals, the conversion to ordinary wards that have been dedicated to Covid in the last wave. We also hope for the restoration of the medical and nursing staff, impoverished in this last phase due to the positivization of many health workers even if without important symptomatological pictures. This is in order to resume the hospital activity at full capacity and in particular the surgical one “.
“A week of absolute tranquility ends – adds Matteo Bassetti, head of the regional intercompany Department of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino Matteo Bassetti Polyclinic Hospital -, Characteristic of a greater number of discharges compared to new entrants and hospitalizations that are agreed on average shorter. Also for this week the serious forms of the Covid pathology have affected almost exclusively unvaccinated people. For home care of patients, continued to use Molnupiravir and also monoclonal humans. From today, Paxvid, the other antiviral from Pfi, is also available in Liguria, which will allow us, as soon as possible to use the drug available, to complete the package of drugs with which to treat patients at home. We are facing a calm situation, characterized by an overall reduction in pressure on the medium intensity, confirming the trend which, in Liguria, has now lasted for a couple of weeks ».