Piero Angela: “At Christmas only with my wife, and then the vaccine immediately”

A different Christmas, with children and grandchildren, but “at a distance”. Piero Angela, in a long interview with Republic, he told what future awaits him, such as family dynamics and health choices. “[Figli e nipoti, ndr] they will bring us things to eat, but then each one to his home. My wife and I will have dinner alone with a tablet on the table and the rest of the family connected via SkypeSaid the face of television science, emphasizing his own willingness to “get vaccinated as soon as possible” for Covid-19 “hoping it works”.

Angela, 91, explained how vaccines have “been made by major pharmaceutical companies, which in the past have made medicines that are very useful in treating diseases. It is true that business is business, but they would never expose themselves to the risk of multi-billion dollar compensation in the event of very serious adverse reactions. Furthermore, the vaccines will be approved by drug agencies, first of all the American Food and Drug Administration, a very serious institution that does not give the green light to a medicine without having solid proof of its effectiveness. No fear, therefore, but courage and determination. According to Angela, the only sure way to get out of the pandemic is the mass use of the vaccine. “We have now understood that the Coronavirus is extremely contagious: as soon as the guard is lowered, the contagion in the population starts to increase again. Why this mechanism stops herd immunity must be achieved, with 70% of people refractory to the virus. That’s why everyone should get vaccinated », Rai closed the face.

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