The world is heading to return to the old normality , to the known, but fears and doubts still arise about whether a new confinement will be necessary.
Tomás Pueyo, a Silicon Valley engineer of French origin and raised in Madrid, enjoys great popularity from an article he published in March 2020, where he urged governments and authorities to take stricter measures against the virus. In recent statements, he stressed that the possibilities of a new confinement, although unlikely, are linked to the speed of vaccination of the population around the world.
New confinement: will it be necessary?
According to Pueyo, the coronavirus pandemic is on its way out and the probabilities that a new confinement must be imposed is decreasing , although, of course, it is an approach that will not be 100 percent assured.
Why is re-confinement unlikely? The answer lies in mass vaccination. Populations like New York, for example, already enjoy a high level and immunity, since the majority of the population has been vaccinated.
The faster the population is vaccinated and builds the necessary immunity, the less time is given for the virus to mutate . Therefore, the chances of a new confinement occurring, at least under the same conditions in 2020, are very low.
The only possible scenario for a new confinement to occur is that a much more powerful mutation is generated, strong and deadly than the current ones, which would lead to a process of new confinement. However, as explained above, while the vaccination process continues massively and at an accelerated pace, this scenario loses strength.
Recognized vaccines
It is also essential that the population be vaccinated with vaccines whose effectiveness has been perfectly demonstrated. Therefore, the best recommendation is to use only the options that are currently recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The poorest countries are the most vulnerable , in this sense, since in addition to being vaccinated at a considerably slower rate, on many occasions they are using vaccines whose effectiveness has not yet been demonstrated.
The scenario of a new confinement is highly unlikely; however, it is essential that governments and other governmental entities continue with the strict vaccination protocol for the entire population. Similarly, it is necessary to help and promote vaccination of the poorest and most vulnerable countries to achieve eradication or at least minimize this virus. And you, do you think there could be a new confinement?
