“It’s going to be a different wave and we need to be vigilant so it doesn’t cause us problems,” says Joan Carles March
We have practically no cases for two years, children have no immunity and we do not know how the mixture of flu and covid will work, experts warn
“In Australia and Argentina they have had an influence as before, so it is foreseeable that the same thing will happen in Spain and in Europe”, says Joan Caylá
Infections are increasing in Spain. They’ve been doing this for the past two weeks. Are we facing a new wave? It is still early to be sure, but if the trend continues like this, the answer is yes, say the specialists consulted by NIUS. A Eighth wave of epidemic concern because this time SARS-CoV-2 could arrive accompanied or coincide with other respiratory viruses such as influenza.
An unprecedented mix for a part of the population, without previous defenses and immunity against these pathogens. During the more than two years of the pandemic, face masks and personal protective measures such as social distancing, ventilation, or hand washing have kept these viruses at bay, but the situation has changed. Now wearing masks is an exception that has been maintained, for the moment, only in public transport, pharmacies and social health centers. In addition, indoor ventilation and CO2 control, with the government’s energy saving measures, can be a pipe dream.
Giovanna Cayla, a member of the Spanish Society of Epidemiology (SEE), has little doubt that we are already at the beginning of the eighth wave, especially taking into account the example of neighboring countries, where there are more cases than in Spain, which only controls the people over the age of 60. The increase in incidence in Germany, France and Portugal is evident. Also, “statistically it is what it touches”, assures the specialist. If you look back, you see that a new wave appears every three or four months, so it would be time. “The pity is that the incidence is higher than a year ago and the ideal is that we would have started this eighth wave with fewer infections.”