Those vaccinated with Sputnik V are unlikely to get COVID-19 caused by the Omicron strain. Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, spoke about this on Friday, January 14.
He noted that he himself was infected with Omicron, but thanks to the protection of the vaccine, he did not get sick.
“Those who are vaccinated with Sputnik most likely will not get sick [ковидом], caused by the Omicron strain, and may not know that they have been ill until they give up antibodies and look at the virus neutralization on Omicron. That’s what I did when I flew abroad. If I hadn’t been able to determine the neutralizing antibodies to Omicron in my serum after the trip, I wouldn’t have known that I was infected with it, ”Gintsburg said. “RIA News”.
Upon arrival, a blood test from the director of the center. Gamalei showed very high titers of virus neutralizing Omicron antibodies. He explains the lack of symptoms of the disease during infection with the protection of the Sputnik V vaccine.
On January 12, Gunzburg said that Sputnik V is better than others in resisting the variability of the virus. Clinical data on how effective Sputnik V vaccination against the Omicron strain of COVID-19 will be available in two weeks. They will be the final proof that there is no need to change the vaccine, but simply revaccinate with Sputnik Light, he said.
Gunzburg also said that the Sputnik V vaccine does not require modifications for the new Omicron strain. In this respect, the Russian drug differs from mRNA drugs from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.
A large-scale vaccination campaign continues in Russia. Citizens can get vaccinated for free. Six coronavirus drugs have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, EpiVacCorona, KoviVac, EpiVacCorona-N, and the Sputnik M vaccine for adolescents.
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