Doctor Voznesensky: rise in COVID-19 incidence in May is atypical
The rise in the incidence of COVID-19 in the second half of May is atypical for respiratory droplet infections. This feature of the new strain of coronavirus FliRT revealed in a conversation with RBC, Associate Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases of RUDN University Sergei Voznesensky.
As the expert suggested, the rise in incidence may be due to a strong mutation, against which existing vaccines and herd immunity may be ineffective. “We already know that this strain has appeared in several countries, that it differs only slightly, but is nevertheless different from other sublineages of the omicron strain. As a result, we can assume with a high degree of certainty that all properties will be the same as those of other strains,” the doctor said.
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The omicron group of COVID-19 strains is highly contagious, but low in pathogenicity compared to the zero Wuhan or delta strain, recalled virologist, professor at Moscow State University and Doctor of Biological Sciences Alexey Agranovsky. “To put it simply: it’s easy to get infected, but it’s unlikely to die,” the specialist explained. He allowed a further surge in cases, but assured that this would not lead to an increase in the number of deaths.
Earlier, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, epidemiologist Vadim Pokrovsky said that the identified new strain of COVID-19, called FLiRT, does not pose a serious threat to health if a person has immunity to omicron.
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