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These are the symptoms of the new wave of covid-19

15 July 2022 - 13: 09

Fever, loss of smell and taste, sore throat and ear pain, these are the main symptoms of the current wave of covid-19, as explained by the Ribera health group.

The incidence of this new wave of Covid causes a fever of more than 38ºC the first two or three days, more cases of loss of smell and taste, sore throat and ear pain.

Dr. Antonio Valdivia, head of Preventive Medicine at the Ribera health group at the Hospital de Dénia assures that, in general, the symptoms are similar to those of many flu symptoms, although "in recent weeks we are once again seeing approximately 10% of patients who lose their sense of smell and taste, with a tendency to present greater throat inflammation and earache".

For the rest, he adds, "the behavior of the virus is similar to the sixth wave." The head of Preventive Medicine at the Vinalopó University Hospital, Dr. José Antonio Delgado, agrees with him. "The clinical picture is similar to the variants that have previously circulated, but with the difference that severe cases of the disease have decreased considerably," he says.

Most cases are Omicron-2

Regarding the causes of this seventh wave of Covid, which is already being noted in hospitals and Primary Care centers, due to the significant increase in cases and a considerable increase in income, Dr. Valdivia assures that “the new variants have a high capacity of escape, both to the antibodies generated with the vaccination and to those generated with the non-Omicron strains and even Omicron-1”. Based on the cases seen, the specialist from the Ribera group assures that "currently it can be expected that the majority of cases are caused by Omicron-2, with the growing presence of strains subsequent to this one with even greater escape capacity."

Dr. Delgado explains that the two predominant lineages in this wave “present mutations that are related to partial evasion of humoral immunity, therefore people who have a previous COVID-19 infection as well as those who have been vaccinated”, although, he clarifies “vaccines continue to offer substantial protection against serious forms of the disease”.

Specialists recommend receiving the complete vaccination schedule

Both specialists recommend that citizens receive the complete vaccination schedule. Dr. Delgado assures that "the majority of mild cases are self-diagnosed with tests acquired at pharmacies or through an epidemiological link." "The most serious symptoms appear in unvaccinated patients: they have higher fever, the duration of acute symptoms is longer and, in general, they have a higher risk of ending up in the Emergency Department for a face-to-face assessment of the symptoms," explains Dr. Valdivia. “In the case of the general population that has received all the vaccines, the cases are mostly mild, although an increase in admissions is observed, especially patients with incomplete vaccination, elderly or with high-risk pathologies, such as transplant recipients, people receiving chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatments, cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome over 40 years of age, which make it difficult to respond effectively to vaccination”, he adds.

The specialists in Preventive Medicine of the Ribera group assure that researchers and health organizations already agree that a fourth dose will be necessary. "It only remains to determine the dates and the order of priority for the administration but, based on the information that comes from other European countries, it is expected that the start of the population vaccination campaign of this fourth dose will be carried out in October or November, coinciding with the flu vaccination campaign” they explain. For Dr. Delgado, "what is clear is that in the following updates of the vaccination strategy, the vaccination recommendations must be more personalized, to strengthen immunity in vulnerable patients because they are the ones with the severe cases, the ones that end up hospitalized and those who may die from COVID-19.”

It is recommended to administer the fourth dose in the adult population

Both also remember that it is important to administer the third dose in cases in which two have been received and then the infection has been suffered. Specifically, after five months is when it is indicated. For the adult population as a whole, the recommendation is to administer four doses of the vaccine: three initial doses and a fourth booster dose, even if they have passed the infection, recommending, as in the previous case, to wait 5 months from the start of the infection until that fourth dose is administered, although after 28 days from the start of the infection this booster dose can already be administered, he assures.

Regarding the advice to try to avoid the spread of this new strain, which seems to be transmitted so easily, there is no news: Use of a mask in contact with vulnerable people and indoors, maintain frequent hand hygiene and avoid crowds and crowded events . “At the institutional level, citizens must continue to be informed to avoid excessive relaxation,” they add.

Comments
  1. Michael says:

    A friend of mine is not vaccinated, has never been tested and did not have covid either. He didn't wash his hands for two years to counter the estrangement, and picked up bacteria and viruses with dirty hands to keep his natural immune system working. It worked, but of course you can also get covid, like everyone else, vaccinated or not. Vaccines obviously haven't worked. It was just a sales gimmick.

  2. IgnacioG says:

    Preparing new clients to vaccinate after the crazy summer? Too late. When does the Ribera group get out of that financially?

  3. Pau Riberas says:

    What an embarrassing article… Fire the intern responsible for this propaganda hoax

    • Ignacio says:

      He is not an intern… he is a regular 'journalist' in this medium. There she puts her name: Aurora Ferrer. But on the rest I agree. We should write down her names so that they can later take responsibility for the unscrupulous manipulation they are perpetrating.

    • Mari says:

      Tell the truth, I just passed the covid, I have been with a fever for more than 7 days, a lot of mucus, ganta pain, without strength, general tiredness, headache.
      And vaccinated, she's getting strong, and you lie.

  4. Sara says:

    Totally agree Joanne. It is sad that there are still people like Mike who refuse to see the evidence of a scientific fraud of unprecedented dimensions. The official Pfizer documentation that they have been legally required to publish shows that such fraud is irrefutable. The saddest thing is that the worst is yet to come in the fall / winter with the damage caused by the injections.

    • Mike says:

      yes, but the problem is not "Mike" but the 90% of the population who think like Mike, or have not learned to think critically at all, and believe everything they read or see on a screen. “Why are they going to lie to us?” they say. This paper had ONLY Corona stories for 18 months or so. And then one day in April, they stopped doing it. Now we're reminded from time to time to keep our fire down, because you never know when the government will start bothering us again.

  5. Mike says:

    Fortunately, enough vaccines have been pre-ordered, so this seventh wave of Covid can be countered.

    • joanna dubois says:

      "Fortunately"? For whom? The pharmaceutical industry, yes! They will continue to make waves and telecreents will continue to dose themselves like sheep. But unfortunately every day there are vaccinated people who die from the side effects of these "vaccines" and there are still shameless people like you paid to spread this propaganda.
      Ignorance about how health works is unimaginable. How is it possible that there are so many people who believe that injecting a poison into the body can save your life???
      Instead of strengthening your immune system with natural methods and a healthy lifestyle. Ah yes, but of course, with healthy people the pharmaceutical mafia does not make money.


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