Evening paper Evening paper quotes HUS’s chief physician Asko Järvinen noted that the risk of coronavirus infection in those currently unvaccinated is higher than ever, and he called for strict restrictions on people who have not yet taken the vaccine.
However, speaking on Monday, Järvinen pointed out that the biggest factor in the development of a life-threatening disease is longevity. According to Järvinen, the median age of those who died of coronavirus is 82 years.
The new drugs have produced promising results, but according to Järvinen, the problem with these treatments is that the drugs should be taken at an early stage when many patients do not even know they have become infected.
Top among children
Evening News meanwhile, reports that new cases of infection in children under 10 years of age are higher than in any other age group.
It writes that 614 of the coronavirus infections reported on Monday were children aged 0-10. The second highest number of infections was in the 11–20 age group, where 605 infections were reported.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician Tea Nieminen An expert at HUS’s New Children’s Hospital points out that the infections are now spreading among the unvaccinated and those under 12 are a large part of this group.
Vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds began in August, but no vaccine has been given to those under 12 years of age. It is not yet known when vaccination of younger children can be started.
Although children’s infections have been on the rise, Nieminen told the newspaper that this had not been shown in the children’s emergency room. HUS does not currently have children receiving treatment for coronavirus infection.
A work passport will not be required this year
Last week, Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) stated that the use of a Covid passport for vaccination and / or testing status could be extended to workplaces.
Iltalehti writes that many large employers in Finland, such as shipyards and the construction industry, which use a large amount of foreign labor, have encountered problems due to the persistently high number of infections among employees. Employers have hoped to be able to require employees to pass a Covid passport.
According to this paper, if a passport requirement is imposed, it will not happen before the end of the year.
Mirka-Tuulia KuoksaA lawyer from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health told Iltalehti that although the matter will be clarified in connection with the expansion of the use of the Covid Passport, it will require such extensive preparation that it will hardly come before Parliament before the Christmas break.
Translaki aspects
Helsingin sanomat newspaper notes that Parliament is currently considering a citizens’ initiative calling for a reform of Finnish transgender legislation, and asks why the authorities even need to know a person’s gender.
In response, it looks at some other laws that may be affected by changes to the Transgender Act.
The most obvious is the Conscription Act. At present, only men are conscripted in Finland and conscription is based on legal sex.
In addition to conscription, another important piece of gender-sensitive legislation is the Equality Act. This includes gender-based statistical and reporting obligations. For example, by law, state committees, advisory boards, and other similar bodies must have at least 40 percent representation of both women and men.
For example, there are laws or regulations that provide separate services based on gender. The law on detention and prisons contains provisions that men and women must be kept separate.
And the magazine points out that the Maternity Allowance Act defines that it is women who receive maternity pay from state funds.
The Russians have a positive attitude towards Finland
Kuopio Savon Sanomat According to a recent survey commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the majority of Russians still have a positive attitude towards Finland.
Of the approximately 1,800 Russians who responded to the survey, 68 percent said they were positive or very positive about Finland. That was just under 71 percent in a similar study two years ago.
65 percent of Russians describe relations between Finland and Russia as good.
The most famous Finn in the survey was an actor Ville Haapasalo, who has made his film career in Russia. Almost a quarter of respondents acknowledged him. In second place, 14 per cent, was Finland’s wartime commander and post-war president Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim and a third of 13 percent had a former racer Mika Hakkinen.
Only one percent of the respondents knew the name of the current president of Finland. Sauli Niinistö.
Source: The Nordic Page