The race to a Vaccine against Covid has been going on for months. And Italy could also be on this path. We had it announced several times that Italian research is making great strides forward in this sector. Among the hundreds of vaccines that the scientific community is testing there is also an Italian one. A company from Pomezia is collaborating in research with the University of Oxford. And this could soon lead to the production of the most advanced vaccine in the world also in Italy. Caution is always needed, as we always say. But many seem to indicate a positive sign.
The most advanced vaccine in the world sees Italy among the leading countries
And the reassurance just comes by Walter Ricciardi, member of the executive committee of the World Health Organization and Advisor to Minister Speranza. Interviewed on TV, the Rai3 broadcast in Agorà, he assured that the most advanced vaccine al IT world; it could be produced in our country. "Europe is way ahead of the United States - Ricciardi pointed out -. We are organizing for a substantial part to be produced in Italy. " And so "to be among the leading countries." The vaccine Ricciardi talks about is precisely the one that sees the collaboration between the University of Oxford and a company in Pomezia. "It is in a development stage - Ricciardi clarified - more advanced than the other. If things go well in autumn-winter we could have the first doses and of course also those for the Italians. "
Covid has not disappeared, waiting for the vaccine to respect the rules
So if Italy is preparing to produce the most advanced vaccine in the world, the focus on the Coronavirus must not lower. In fact, the rules on social distancing to avoid contagion. Because, as industry experts say, the danger has by no means escaped. Avoid a second wave. "The situation has improved throughout Italy - explained Ricciardi on TV -. On the other hand, only the other day the WHO spoke of the worst day since the beginning of the pandemic worldwide. We need to be careful to pinpoint outbreaks as they appear and continue to behave well".
Ricciardi also clarifies that Covid does not appear to have weakened. "It's basically the same - It reaffirmed - which in other parts of the world is now producing deaths as we saw in Bergamo ". Always wear a mask, therefore, minus gloves, according to Ricciardi. "They should only be worn by healthcare professionals who know how to use them, I have always advised against them and never used them."
The expert's clarifications on asymptomatic patients
Ricciardi also gave a clarification regarding asymptomatic patients and the transmission of the virus, after the observations of the World Health Organization. "Asymptomatic transmission is typical of this virus - he said -. And this is precisely what differentiates him from Sars and Mers ". "THEn one month it has spread around the world - he added - when other pandemics take 6 months or a year". And then he noted on the WHO "they have been colleagues under pressure for months but if it did not exist it would be enormous damage because it is the only organization that can fight the pandemic. From this tragedy, in fact, either we come out all together or none. We must support the WHO and criticize it when it makes mistakes, like now, giving an inaccurate answer without scientific evidence but certainly not thinking of abolishing it.".
