Faced with the resumption of the Covid-19 pandemic, infectious disease specialist Benjamin Davido believes that it will be necessary to “live with the disease” and “relaunch vaccination”.
- In one week, the number of new contaminations increased by 36.5%.
- Currently, Omicon BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are actively circulating in France.
11.566. This is the number of French people positive for Covid-19 as of June 20. “There is a resumption of the epidemic and it is completely unexpected compared to the season”, reported on FranceInfo infectious disease specialist Benjamin Davido.
Last dikes
According to the Covid-19 referent at the Garches hospital (Hauts-de-Seine), “with the new current variants, which are more contaminating, from 10 to 15%, the epidemic finds fresh blood even though we have passed the period of the cold season.” This recovery could be caused by the end “of the last dikes of restrictions that existed”such as the end of wearing a mask on public transport.
“Anticipate the next waves”
According to him, “the fact that this virus can strike in the middle of summer makes it endemic”. Clearly, the coronavirus circulates throughout the year. Thus, Benjamin Davido felt that the French had to learn to live with Covid-19, as is the case with the flu.
To combat the coronavirus, he recommended “to act, to anticipate the next waves”. “For that, you have to be able to say that there will be booster shots”, declared the infectiologist who pleads for a “revival of vaccination”. According to the specialist, it is necessary “explain to the French why we are going to make vaccine reminders”. The Covid-19 referent advised citizens to continue to protect themselves, by wearing a mask and applying health measures.
