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Fourth wave of Covid in Europe? The front pages of newspapers in Italy, France, Spain and the United Kingdom

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Fourth wave of Covid in Europe? The front pages of newspapers in Italy, France, Spain and the United Kingdom

Fourth wave of Covid in Europe, according to the EMA. Here are data, announcements, alarms and media reactions (different between Italy, France, Spain and England).

The fourth wave of Covid in Europe stands out on all the main Italian media, but not in those of other European countries. Why?

We see data, announcements and media reactions (different between Italy, France, Spain and England).

Coronavirus infections scare Europe, once again the "epicenter" of the pandemic, and another 500 thousand deaths are risked by February in the Old Continent and in Asia.

The alarm came yesterday from the World Health Organization, while the EMA warns: "We have entered the fourth wave". Hence "the need for everyone" to get the Covid vaccine "as soon as possible" and the hypothesis of a third dose for everyone, as the highest health authorities in Italy have stressed today.

According to the WHO, the inequalities in vaccination coverage in the various countries and the relaxation of preventive measures have brought Europe back to "a critical point". All 53 countries of the continent are facing "a real threat of Covid recovery or are already fighting it," said Hans Kluge, WHO director for Europe, who urged governments to re-impose or maintain prevention measures. and social distancing. "With the widespread recovery of the virus – he said – I ask all health authorities to carefully reconsider the possibility of loosening or revoking the measures" to contain the coronavirus at this stage.

"If this continues, we could have another half a million deaths from Covid in Europe and Asia by February 1 next year and 43 European countries will face extreme pressure on hospital beds," said the director for the hospital. WHO Europe. "Vaccines are doing what they promised: preventing severe disease and especially mortality … But they are our most powerful weapon only when used in conjunction with other social and public health measures," Kluge warned. "The message has always been, everyone do it", he added, recalling that in the last week the cases of Covid in Europe and Asia have increased by 6%, the victims by 12%, with new daily infections increasing in the last month. 55%.

"We have entered the fourth wave of Covid-19" said Marco Cavaleri, head of Vaccines and Therapeutic Products of the European Medicines Agency Ema. "We see that the epidemiological situation in Europe is becoming more and more complicated, with a new increase in cases" of Covid-19 and in the light of the pandemic trend in the EU "we want to reiterate our message on the importance of people getting vaccinated or complete the vaccination cycle as soon as possible, ”Cavaleri underlined.

A fourth wave that alarms Europe. "The epidemiological situation is now very worrying," confirmed Fergus Sweeney, Head of Clinical Studies and Production at the European Medicines Agency. "We are entering the winter with increases in the rates of infections and hospitalizations, and we also see an increase in lethal outcomes", in deaths, underlined the expert.

"This emphasizes a very important point", namely "the need for everyone to get vaccinated and that those who have had the first dose also do the second". "We see that national governments are reintroducing measures such as social distancing and masks – he added – We must follow all these precautions, in order to protect others and ourselves".

THIRD DOSE

"Most EU member states" have started administering booster doses "of the Covid vaccine" to people most at risk of infection and transmission of the coronavirus "SARS-CoV-2. "The next step could be the extension of the booster doses to the general population," Cavaleri said .

FOURTH DOSE

Will we move towards a fourth dose of Covid vaccine for the most vulnerable? “We have learned that there are people who are particularly vulnerable to this virus. As is known, for the immunocompromised we already recommend 3 doses as part of the primary vaccination course. And it is not excluded that, for this type of patients who may not respond well to vaccination, a fourth dose may be needed or considered already now. We are gathering more evidence to properly inform and make sure we are in a position to issue a recommendation, ”Cavaleri said.

PFIZER 5-11 YEARS

Covid vaccine for under 12s by Christmas. The conclusion of the review that EMA is conducting on Pfizer / BioNTech's Comirnaty * in the 5-11 age group is "expected in December", announced the head of Vaccines and Therapeutic Products of the European Medicines Agency. underlining that the timing envisaged is "reduced" compared to that of "other similar reviews". In the decision-making process, he specified, “we will also consider additional data collected and presented” to the agency “by BioNTech / Pfizer in the context of an ongoing pediatric study”.

Here's how the major Italian, Spanish, French and English newspapers gave an account of the WHO alarm and the EMA announcements:

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/quarta-ondata-covid-in-europa-le-prime-pagine-dei-quotidiani-in-italia-francia-spagna-e-regno-unito/ on Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:24:00 +0000.