Scientist said about the vulnerability of the immune system with the “omicron” – RBK

“So it is, there is nothing new here. With all covids, one way or another, the immune system suffers. He suffers not only at the time of illness, but also later, during a long covid, ”he said.

According to Malyshev, despite the similarities with previous versions of the coronavirus, the omicron still needs to be watched. It will be possible to talk about the most vulnerable part of the body when infected with it only according to the results of research, he said.

Virologist and leading researcher at Moscow State University Lomonosov Maxim Skulachev noted in a conversation with Ura.ru that any virus affects immunity, trying to stop the immune response. According to him, “omicron” does affect immunity, but there is no evidence that its effect differs from previous variants of COVID-19.

Earlier, a group of American and Japanese scientists from the University of Washington School of Medicine, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the University of Tokyo found that the omicron could flow more easily than other options. This is because it affects the upper respiratory tract more often than the lungs.