The emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the temporary deletion of data from databases and politicized measures in the fight against COVID-19 will be among the difficult situations that Brazil will face in 2022 in its attempt to stop the Advance. of COVID-19 in the country, which is among the global epicenters of the disease. The evaluation can be found in the report of the COVID-19 Observatory, published on Thursday, December 23 through the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), which also takes stock of the efforts made against the pandemic in 2021. Brazil closed the year with more than 22 million cases and a death toll of 616 thousand.
The article also shows the fear of scientists in the face of the almost total resumption of face-to-face professional, educational and recreational activities “directly or exposing a part of the population”.
“With small and important exceptions, there are no campaigns urging people to wear masks and practice social distancing, which could give the false impression that the pandemic is under control. In the coming weeks, family and networking meetings will take place “Some mass events were even organized,” the text reads.
One of the scientists’ considerations is the emergence of variants of the new coronavirus such as Omicron, first known in South Africa and discovered in Brazil in 90 countries.
“For example, one of the existing considerations is that the spread of the Omicron variant, together with increased movement of other people during the holiday season, may lead to an accumulation of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, resulting in a crisis and a collapse in the fitness care system,” the report warns.
Scientists point out that the Delta variant was the main force of the second wave of COVID-19 defeated last year, which wreaked havoc in March and April, when the country reported more than 3,000 deaths per day.
The Omicron variant is to blame for the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and Russia, where it is winter. This variant is expected to soon become the most prevalent variant in those countries.
Fiocruz’s report also highlights the vulnerability of fitness knowledge bases, a challenge that has yet to be addressed. “Failures in the dissemination of knowledge about the pandemic are not only the result of a hacker attack on portals and websites. On the contrary, they combine vulnerabilities and weaken the process, starting with the bureaucracy that must be completed in fitness positions.
Delays and disruptions in the release of data, the paper says, have hampered “the generation of important wisdom for making evidence-based decisions, a scenario analogous to driving at night without lights or flying an airplane without navigation tools. “
As an example, the document mentions a discrepancy that does not correspond to the level of the pandemic in the first weeks of December. “The reported reduction in the number of recorded cases (five percent per day) is incompatible with the mode of transmission of the disease. This can be demonstrated through the strong case fatality rates – from 2. 5 to 4. 2 percent – indicating a sudden drop in the number of cases, not accompanied by the number of deaths. of the cases have not been reported in recent weeks.
The third challenge is the politicization of measures that are important for the health of citizens. “This procedure has combined the neglect of key preventive measures – such as physical and social distancing, the use of masks and hand hygiene – with the organized dissemination of fake news and the creation of an environment marked by discredit and distrust of vaccines. “
He is referring to the “unacceptable” attacks against Brazilian pharmaceutical regulator Anvisa, its managers and employees, following its approval of the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in children.
The report reiterates Fiocruz’s advice that young people urgently want to be vaccinated, a measure that scientists consider key to curbing the disease in all age groups. COVID-19 vaccination in young people plays a role in the chain of transmission, as the expansion of vaccination coverage, in addition to reducing the number of severe cases, makes it possible to control the flow of the virus. This reduced flow also leads to a decreased chance of new variants appearing,” the publication reads.
The COVID-19 Observatory also reports that COVID-19 has shown a consistently high transmission pattern, making all recommended physical care such as social distancing, keeping hands clean, and wearing masks mandatory.
“Faced with such a complex and dubious panorama, we insist on the desire to be cautious in the fight against the pandemic and to reaffirm the precautionary principle,” the text reiterates.
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