Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 343 published on 2/13/21 5:34 PM
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Covid-19 infection produces a stronger immune response than vaccines: Professor Doycheva
The coronavirus infection produces a stronger immune response than the vaccine against Covid-19, said for BTV Professor Viktoriya Doycheva, Head of Department of Epidemiology at the Medical University of Sofia. In her words, the people who have already had Covid-19 must receive vaccines as well. However, they should be inoculated three months after the initial infection at the earliest. “The forthcoming third wave of Covid-19 is not likely to be catastrophic”, said Viktoriya Doycheva. In her view, antigen testing for children is pointless, because the results show the current picture, but it is unclear what happens next. “Mass vaccination must continue. In the history of infectious diseases, vaccines have always been the key to the eradication of various illnesses”, stressed Profe
Picture by Nikolay Doychinov. Video by Diana Simeonova
As the winter smog season in Bulgaria arrives, experts are concerned over a perfect storm of health risks: the country s high air pollution and the coronavirus in a country with one of Europe s highest Covid-19 death rates.
The danger is particularly acute given that several times last month the Bulgarian capital Sofia ranked as the world s most polluted city according to the Swiss IQAir air quality monitoring website.
As the temperature drops, the air above the capital Sofia has acquired its usual winter-time smoky grey hue, thanks in part to the surrounding mountains, which trap the air.
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