Not everything is known about the long-term effects of the coronavirus.
Anyone who fell ill with Covid-19 must fear serious consequences even if the course is mild.
In the worst case, an infection with the coronavirus can be fatal.
Most patients eventually survive the infection.
However, the effects are permanent - a doctor sounds the alarm.
Hannover - Anyone with the
coronavirus
*
infected and the
disease
survived the worst is over.
But even after overcoming
infection with COVID-19
*
, caution is advised.
Lower Saxony's
Medical Association President Martina Wenker is
now urgently warning against
taking
the
disease
and its
effects
lightly.
"Anyone who has recovered from COVID-19 is often by no means immediately healthy again," said Wenker of the
German Press Agency
.
The
doctor
explained that
20 to 30 percent of the sick develop
a so-called
post-Covid syndrome
.
In
Lower Saxony
, some supposedly convalescents therefore went to a doctor.
Corona: President of the Medical Association with appeal - "Everyone should get vaccinated"
The
patients
then complained of
neurological or muscular problems,
among other things
.
"This is a black box, of which we don't even know how much we will face," said Wenker.
Therefore, she appealed to the population
not to refuse
the
corona vaccination
*
.
The health workers are particularly challenged.
"Everyone who receives a vaccination offer should also get vaccinated," demanded Wenker.
At the moment,
the
corona situation
in
Germany is
still under control.
But that could change quickly, for example due to particularly
contagious mutations
* of the corona virus
.
When a
Corona mutation
*
- as the currently in
Großbritannie
n
occurring - massively expanding, the situation could deteriorate in the short term strong.
"If older people in particular become infected, the risk of severe disease progression also increases," said the President of the Medical Association.
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Corona: According to the President of the Medical Association, vaccinations can relieve hospitals
Vaccinations
would
help to avoid this scenario.
However, a
race against time is
now beginning
.
In addition, Wenker sees vaccinations as absolutely necessary in order
to
relieve the
hospitals
that are
working at their limit in many places
.
“The clinics can still cope with it, also because patients are relocated regionally.
The hospitals help each other.
But this is not possible indefinitely if the number of cases should continue to rise, ”said the specialist with concern.
There will be no compulsory vaccination.
However, the majority of the German population would like to be vaccinated against the #coronavirus voluntarily.
This was the result of a survey by infratest dimap.
pic.twitter.com/OtXxJh4CHt
- BMG (@BMG_Bund) January 9, 2021
Wenker found words of praise
for the
vaccination strategy
in her state.
In
Lower Saxony
they
started with the vaccinations
deliberately
, in contrast to some other federal states.
This is the only way to
hold back
half of the
vaccination doses for necessary second vaccinations
, Wenker said.
"I am convinced that Lower Saxony did exactly the right thing," the doctor continues.
Since the first vaccination only protects 50 to 60 percent according to the current state of knowledge, a second one is needed soon.
This is ensured in Lower Saxony by the path taken.
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