The possibility that patients who have been vaccinated need to be treated tends to be eliminated, Amalia Hatzigianni, Scientific Director of Larnaca-Famagusta General Hospitals, told KYPE, noting that "this is now done in very rare cases" and that patients who need may have been vaccinated at a time when they were positive for the virus, or did not have the necessary immunity to the vaccine.
According to her, "today at the Famagusta Hospital, which operates as a Reference Hospital, a total of 62 patients are treated, with the youngest being 32 years old and the oldest 91 years old. The health condition of the patients is stable, with some of them showing more serious symptoms, while most of them need oxygen therapy ".
At the same time, he continued, "the fact that despite the fact that the number of patients in public hospitals remains at extremely high levels, it still shows some stabilization in the last two days" creates moderate optimism.
Answering a relevant question, Ms. Hatzigianni said that "currently there are no patients in the Reference Hospital who have received even the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, however this has been observed in recent months."
"Essentially it tends to eliminate the possibility that patients who have been vaccinated need to be hospitalized," he said, noting that "this is now done in very rare cases. "Patients who may need treatment may have been vaccinated at a time when they were positive for the virus, or who did not have the necessary immunity to the vaccine."
To another question he answered that "people are now becoming more aware and when they show symptoms they turn to their personal doctor for advice, who will eventually decide to send the patient to the hospital for treatment. It is now observed that the more timely transfer of the patient to a public hospital, leads to a milder progression of the disease and makes it easier for doctors and nurses to give the necessary treatment.
Asked how the patients and the staff of the Referral Hospital spent Easter, Ms. Hatzigianni replied that "health professionals were once again invited to serve from the position they were offered to offer and efforts were made to create a religious all-night atmosphere. , which is consistent with the specific days ".
Still, he said, we tried to make patients feel, as much as possible, Easter and the Resurrection, "yet it does not cease to be a reality that these people were left alone in their rooms."
He added that "the medical, paramedical and other staff of the Hospital essentially acted as a substitute for the patients' families so that they feel that they have a loved one by their side. Also, various church hymns were heard at low volume through the loudspeakers of the Hospital, while the patients were given meals which were donated by various companies ".