2023-09-06 18:29:02
According to the latest Sciensano surveillance bulletin, a small increase in covid cases was felt last week, resulting in an increase in consultations with the general practitioner. The fault with the sub-variant EG.5, more transmissible. A peak in contamination is expected this fall, which is why the most vulnerable are called upon to be vaccinated at the end of September. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist in the Society service By Anne-Sophie Leurquin Published on 09/6/2023 at 20:29 Reading time: 2 min
The covid is making its fourth return to school. But unlike those of 2020 and 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 virus should link far fewer contacts. The population is today largely immunized, whether following an infection (or several) and/or different doses of vaccines. It’s good news. Because even if we note an increase in contaminations since mid-August – “a ripple”, tempers Steven Van Gucht (Sciensano) –, they do not translate into an increase in hospitalizations or admissions to intensive care.
“This confirms that for the majority of people, there is still an immunity that is maintained to protect against severe diseases”, underlines the virologist from the Institute of Public Health. Who also insists on the importance of a recall for the most vulnerable as soon as the new Pfizer vaccines targeting the omicron XBB subvariant, approved this summer by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), are available.
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