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Will the Milano Bicocca University punish Professor Broccolo?

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Will the Milano Bicocca University punish Professor Broccolo?

The theses of Broccolo (professor of Microbiology at the Milano Bicocca University), the criticisms and the reaction of the Milanese university

"The Green Pass is a political tool, not a public health tool". These words during the last episode of “ Di Martedì ” were pronounced by Francesco Broccolo , associate professor in Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology at the Bicocca University of Milan . The input for this declaration derives from the confusion of the rules on the Green Pass which gives the document an indefinite duration to those who have given two doses of the vaccine and then recovered from the infection and only 6 months to those who first contracted the infection and then it is vaccinated with two doses.

Green Pass political instrument?

“There is no doubt that the decree has a flaw on this point – underlines prof. Broccoli -. Last year's ministerial decree said that anyone who was cured had to get a single dose of the vaccine within 12 months. Then the Super Green Pass was introduced which lasted from 12 to 9 months and then from 9 to 6 months , so the confusion began ". A confusion that has also led people with high antibody titers to take the booster dose to keep the Green Pass. "What I mean is that the Green Pass is a political tool , not a public health tool."

More powerful healing than the vaccine

"Healing is much more powerful than a vaccine," added prof. Broccoli. “Because the natural infection gives a more powerful protection because it exposes more proteins and there are more protective antibodies not only against the Spike but also against the capsid nucleus – says the teacher -. And then there is another reason, immunity is plastic . With a natural infection, antibodies are created which then mature and continuously mold themselves even towards new variants. The vaccine does not give plastic immunity ”.

Caution on vaccines for children

" I would be very careful with children ". Professor Broccolo says he has some doubts about giving vaccines to children. "For the simple fact that the Omicron variant seems to give even less this famous MIS-C , which is the multi-systemic disease that we have seen associated with the Delta variant and the previous variants, and even in those cases it was already very rare, and it is still rarer now, even 50% less and it is treatable with an immunomodulating drug ".

The Bicocca teacher expresses his doubts during the program " Quarta Repubblica " broadcast on Rete Quattro . "So basing all vaccination on the danger of developing MIS-C or for the probable long Covid which to date, in children, according to what is published in Nature, does not seem to be clear evidence yet – says the professor during the TV program. conducted by Nicola Porro -. Maybe in a year I'll take my words back. As of today we are not seeing the. long Covid in children especially with the Omicron variant. Here I would be careful with vaccination in children ". The numbers that prof. Broccoli reports seem to support his thesis. “Just to give a figure to date from the beginning of the pandemic, in the 5-11 year range there have been 11 deaths and 51 cases of intensive care . We have to think about these data ”.

The ADE effect, the Ministry of Health says is Fake News

The professor. Broccolo, during his interview with “ Di Martedì ”, spoke about the ADE effect that could be triggered by vaccines. This effect is a reaction whereby some antibodies, instead of blocking a virus, facilitate its entry into cells. "In the last three reports of the ISS it emerges that in the 12-39 age group those who have three doses have a greater risk of being hospitalized than those who have two and contracted the disease within 120 days of the last administration – says the prof. Broccoli -. The explanation may be that those who are boostered feel safer. Then there is also a biological explanation, the ADE phenomenon, which is a hypothesis. When the antibody titer is very high there may be a non-neutralizing share, and this could be the case because the vaccine evokes antibodies which do not completely neutralize the virus. Instead of blocking the virus, they ferry it inside the cell ”. The Ministry of Health, on its information page against Covid19-themed fake news , is very clear on this point. “There is no scientific evidence that Covid-19 vaccines trigger ADE – reads the Ministry website -. The vaccines authorized by the competent authorities – EMA and AIFA -, which are currently being administered, selectively produce antibodies against the "Spike" protein present on the coronavirus and their action is aimed at blocking the entry of the virus into the cells . Vaccines, therefore, cannot determine ADE either in those who are vaccinated without having contracted the new coronavirus infection, or in people who are vaccinated after contracting the infection ".

Bicocca University distances itself

The Bicocca University where prof. Broccolo – a university called upon by Daniele Banfi , a journalist from the Veronesi Foundation , and Roberta Villa , a doctor and scientific journalist on health issues – responded by distancing himself from the professor of microbiology. “' The University has always been committed to fighting the pandemic , believing and investing in vaccinations as the main tool to eradicate the virus – reads the University's tweet -. We recently interviewed Professor Bonfanti, whose positions we feel we can support ”.

The University then increased the dose, coming to hypothesize further actions against the professor. “ The opinions expressed by Dr. Broccolo do not represent the thought of the institution – it continues -. Our further actions and considerations in this regard will be kept outside the social context. Thanks for understanding".

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/sanita/luniversita-milano-bicocca-punira-il-professor-broccolo/ on Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:18:37 +0000.