Pandemic – What do infection specialists expect for the end of September?

Despite the signs of epidemiological stabilization that the country has been showing lately, the Regional Units of Kavala, Imathia, Pieria, and Pella have entered the red, therefore they have been placed in a mini lockdown regime.

At the same time, experts are sounding the alarm about the stagnation observed in the vaccination project, especially for citizens over the age of 60, who are even more at risk if they become ill.

Professor Vana Papaevangelou, in the context of programmed information, appealed to those who remain unvaccinated to hurry, while asking for the attention of citizens who do not comply with protection measures, especially when they are among people who are not vaccinated or are at high risk groups.

Correlation of cases with vaccination coverage

She herself correlated the vaccination coverage of some areas with the increase of cases observed in these areas. Specifically, as she said, in the last three weeks, despite the control of the pandemic and the reduction of the contagion throughout the country, in some areas such as Imathia, Pella, Pieria, Evritania, Argolida and Ilia, things do not seem to be improving.

Speaking specifically about Argolida and Pieria, where there is a high epidemiological burden, she said that the cases of over 55 years are more in Pieria as only 40% of the citizens of this age have been vaccinated there, than in Argolida where the situation is slightly better because 53% have been vaccinated there.

She spoke of a linear relationship between vaccination coverage and cases, mainly in those over the age of 65, citing data from West Attica, where there is lower vaccination coverage and an increased number of cases over the age of 50.

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