Scientific Committee Member Signals ‘Re-closing’

In our country, studies continue to vaccinate all segments of the population and to gain community immunity. With the opening of schools, workplaces, cafes and restaurants, although we continue to move forward with our normal life step by step, experts The number of cases around 25-30 thousand draws attention. Ministry of Health Coronavirus Scientific Committee Member Prof. Dr. Alper Sener, If the number of cases increases to 70 thousand, we can go to closure again. explained.

Pointing out that the steady course of the daily case table may peak and climb, Şener said: vaccination has almost stopped states. Stating that there is a group of people under the age of 65 who ‘resist’ to vaccination, Şener said that these groups also hospital and intensive care hospitalization risks points out that. In his statement, Şener said, “In case of a jump to the number of 70,000 cases, it may be possible to come up with tables such as re-closure and closing of schools.” gave his words.

A call to “be quiet” to anti-vaccine:

Stating that there are scientists among the anti-vaccine groups in Turkey, Şener states that they respect everyone’s opinions, but that these opposing views trigger opposition to the vaccine. ‘It will fuel the hesitancy of vaccination in citizensSaying that ‘ rhetoric will be harmful to all of us, Şener said, “It is about the vaccine that we said and shared in front of the public. We need to put aside negative opinions.. The way out of this epidemic is through vaccines, masks and distance.” made a statement.

Rate of herd immunity required for the Delta-Delta Plus variant to survive the pandemic. to 85% Şener stated that they expect it to increase, and that this rate will decrease with double-dose vaccination in Turkey. at 70% shared that information. Şener, if we get through this winter with minimal damage in the first half of 2022 Emphasizing that Covid-19 may fall from Turkey’s agenda, he continued his statement as follows; “If we can’t push that spectrum up as much as we want, that is. If we cannot increase our vaccination rate above the 75-85% band In 2022, we will continue to talk about Covid-19 and call for a vaccine. That would be sad for us. We have the vaccine, we also have our own domestic and national vaccine. It is not right to persistently share the negative aspects of it.”