Tzanakis – “Murderers” those who spread fake news about coronavirus

The professor of Pulmonology at the University of Crete, Nikos Tzanakis, spoke harshly about those who spread fake news about the coronavirus and the vaccine, describing them as "murderers". He stressed that appropriate legal action should be taken to turn such acts into criminal acts, as they affect many people, leading them even to death.

Commenting on the deaths of young people, which have increased dramatically in the last month, but also the fact that while they show severe symptoms, they are late going to the hospital, he noted that "young people have more strength to endure a high fever and misery and are affected from what they read, misinformation and do not go to the hospital. Those who spread fake news are murderers. Legal action must be taken to turn them into criminal acts."

Mr. Tzanakis, speaking to SKAI TV, added that it is tragic to know that 130 people aged 18-39 who had a life expectancy of 40-50 years, are dead. "It is a stupid omission not to be vaccinated," he said. Referring to the 40-year-old beekeeper who ended up with a coronavirus at the Venizelio hospital, he said that because his family had fallen ill and he passed it lightly, he thought that he would not have a problem and that is why he was not vaccinated.

In the same context, he noted that the percentage of young people currently being treated is close to 15% -20% and estimated that young people will continue to die, "because the unvaccinated are a reservoir of people who will be seriously ill in a smaller percentage than older ones of course ".

Regarding the course of the pandemic, the professor of Pulmonology pointed out that in the last ten days there has been a gradual increase, about 150 cases per week. "And this week, if the numbers continue like this,...