In Russia, with the spread of the omicron strain, the proportion of children who fell ill with coronavirus increased from 10 to 15%. About it “RIA News” said Alexander Gorelov, deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology (TsNIIE) of Rospotrebnadzor.
According to the specialist, children were also infected with previous strains, but then the infection rate was 10-11%. “In relation to the “omicron”, data come in that children are involved in the epidemiological process in 15% of cases,” Gorelov said.
The frequency of involving children in the epidemiological process suggests that “omicron” is more contagious for all age categories, the expert noted.
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