Gunzburg said that “omicron” will not be a way out of the pandemic

Gunzburg: “omicron” will not help to get out of the pandemic, vaccination of 75-80% of the population is necessary

The spread of the omicron strain will not be a way out of the coronavirus pandemic for Russia, since the more it is transmitted from person to person, the more likely it is to mutate into a more dangerous form, said the director of the Center. Gamalei Alexander Gintsburg, reports Interfax.

“No, it will not help us get out of the pandemic for the simple reason that the more it multiplies and the more often it is transmitted, the more likely new strains can appear,” he explained.

If the required level of vaccination is not reached and the spread of the virus is not stopped, then a more dangerous strain may appear, Gunzburg admitted. “Because no one guarantees you, even I, that tomorrow, as a result of natural selection, a strain will not appear that will not respond to the vaccines that are currently being used,” the expert explained.

To prevent this from happening, 75-80% of the population must be vaccinated with Sputnik V, added the head of the Center. Gamaleya, who developed the vaccine.

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