Almost 3 years have passed since the spread of Covid-19 disease, punctuated by several stages, starting with the spread of the disease and declaring an emergency health crisis in the world, strict closure measures, and developing vaccines and medicines, until gradually easing preventive precautions.
However, the disease did not disappear, of course, from the scene, which makes us wonder whether we should continue to worry, and what should be done in the next stage.
Dr. Scott Roberts, an infectious disease expert and assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine told the site today: “We are in a different situation now.”
As for Dr. Megan Raney, an emergency physician and deputy dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, she told the site, “I feel like everything has changed from the beginning.”
Dr. Tyson Bell, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Departments of Infectious Diseases, International Health, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care at the University of Virginia, believes that the virus is no longer as deadly as it was in the first phase of the epidemic, and this is due to the immunity that people gained from vaccines and infections, and the accumulated experience of High risk case care.
But he explains that the virus is still a problem, because there are patients who go to hospitals daily, and there are many people suffering from long-term symptoms of Covid, which may have serious effects, and a new mutant that “changes everything” may appear.
This makes it necessary to take the necessary precautions, and to take into account the same risk factors for the disease that were talked regarding at the beginning of the spread of the disease.
Experts advised obtaining vaccinations, wearing masks, and taking Covid screening tests before participating in gatherings, especially for the elderly.
Especially for those who are immunocompromised and at risk of severe disease, Roberts warns that they may never get rid of Covid.
Rani explains that for people who have had the vaccines, and the additional doses of the vaccines, the risk is much lower. “One of the best things to mitigate severe complications from Covid are vaccines and boosters,” she says.
“Even with the presence of mutants, and the increased spread of infection, vaccines and boosters continued to significantly reduce the risk of hospitalizations and deaths, even among the most vulnerable groups,” she said.
And in situations with a high risk of infection, such as public transportation and poorly ventilated places, experts recommend wearing masks.
Bell advises continuing to do home testing, which he does himself at home when anyone in the family develops cold-like symptoms.