The first conclusions and the aftermath of the meeting between the Scientific Advisory Committee, the issues raised on the table, views, reflections and data are of course one of the issues of the day.
In the absence of the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjipandelas, the meeting (which lasted about 1 hour and 20 minutes) was chaired by the head of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Konstantinos Tsiotis. In addition to the epidemiologists, Mrs. Olga Kalakouta (Deputy Director of Medical Services) was present, as well as the head of the tracking unit, Valentinos Silvestros.
The discussion revolved mainly around the results presented by the tracking unit and related to the transmission chains, presenting the detailed data in the form of a review.
In elementary school, the look in the 30s
Through the exchange of views and the analysis of the data, an even greater burden was observed in primary school children, aged 6-11 years, from the 313 cases of last week, we reached 456. Spots in the epidemiological data were also presented in the age range 30-34 after out of 227 confirmed cases reached 332.
Pay attention to the entrance gates
According to information from "K", special mention was made of the incidents that are located at the entrance gates of the country and in the last week they amounted to 20, while in the last month they move steadily in double digits. The epidemiologists then exchanged views on the "Omicron" mutation, thus giving a more complete picture of the conclusions so far.
Positive note elderly and hospitalizations
Concluding and leaving a positive note, the members of the Scientific Advisory Committee expressed their satisfaction for the shielding of the elderly and vulnerable groups, while the data show that those vaccinated over 60 years of age who need treatment are people who have underlying diseases and citizens who have not proceeded to the booster (booster) dose after 6 months from the 2nd dose. Inpatients who are (along with patients in MAF and ICU) the hard pandemic index remain at the same level.
The Minister of Health Michalis Hatzipandelas will be informed about the content of the discussions of the meeting.
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