CHILDREN AND THE CORONAVIRUS: How do younger patients get the infection?

Dr. Momchil Baev, an expert in social medicine, also said that the virus has rejuvenated, although there were complications in children last year, but less has been said about these cases. Regarding the risk of schools and kindergartens, he said that over a million of the population in Bulgaria work in the education system, teachers, employees, students who have been in close contact for a long time, which makes schools a risky place to spread the infection.

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Due to negative attitudes, there may be a low vaccination coverage

While at the beginning of the vaccination campaign the society was divided in half for vaccination, now these poles are probably a little different, mostly negative ones.
This was said by Dr. Momchil Baev, Doctor of Social Medicine and Management of Health and Pharmacy, Master of Public Health and co-founder of the Facebook community Science In The Crisis.

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Vaccination passport: Discrimination or security?

“The connection between the vaccination campaign and the creation of this type of passport is quite direct and obvious. The pandemic has limited travel even within the EU. The way to get it all back to normal is to get vaccinated. However, we need to know how many people have been vaccinated and that people who are protected from the virus and will not transmit the infection should cross the border, “explained Dr. Momchil Baev.

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Students from 5th to 12th grade in classes that are the only ones in the school return to class

Disagreement with today’s attendance of students from fifth to 12th grade in small towns was expressed by “Parents for Safe Education”, “Teachers for Safe Education” and “Science in the Crisis” in a letter to the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Education and healthcare. According to the organizations, “this decision is not based on any objective analysis of the development of the epidemic situation in the country.”

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Read the label: Are teachers ready to be vaccinated?

“Preparing for graduation and other important things can happen just as effectively in an electronic environment. And the option of returning in February is acceptable if the spread of the virus remains low, “said Dr. Momchil Baev, a public health expert and member of the Parents for Safe Education group.

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