Italian Professor of Infectious Diseases of the Roman Hospital, Jemelli Roberto Kauda, in an interview with Izvestia, called the prevention methods that need to be carried out in connection with the distribution of Omicron-strain coronavirus infection. According to him, this mutation of the virus has been studied little, but, presumably, it will be more contagious each of the previous ones.
Specialist believes that to contain the virus you need to take the most common measures – wearing masks, gloves and comply with the social distance. In addition, he declared the need to increase the rate of vaccination of the population. He also advised to start vaccinating the third dose of the drug, as this should cause a strong immune response in humans and will help in holding back the spread of a new strain COVID-19.
Infectiousist called on to refrain from flights from South Africa and countries where a new type of infection was discovered. Evaluating the effectiveness of vaccines against him, he stated that they should protect against Omicron strain, let it probably not 100 percent.
Earlier, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhan Grebresus called not to “punish” countries who have found a omikron-strain of coronavirus, but to make rational and proportional measures to combat the spread of infection.