Does immunity protect against "Omicron" from other strains? .. An epidemiological expert answers

The risk of the emergence of new mutations in the "Omicron" mutant increases due to its rapid spread, which necessitates the maintenance of immunity through vaccination and booster vaccination.

This was announced by the Russian epidemiologist and deputy head of the "Gabrichevsky" Institute of Epidemiology at the Russian (Consumer Rights Watch) Tatiana Rozhintsova, in an interview with the Russian TV channel "Rossiya-24", where she said that the immunity resulting from infection with the "Omicron" mutant may not protect Humans are from other strains of the Corona virus.

She explained, "The immunity that the human body produces in response to the "Omicron" strain of the Corona virus may not protect you with a guarantee from other types, especially from new strains.

According to the specialist, the risk of the emergence of new variants of "Covid-19" has increased due to the rapid spread of the "Omicron" mutant.

Therefore, it is not logical to assume the formation of a solid immunity against later strains of the Corona virus, which dictates the necessity of vaccination and re-vaccination.

It is noteworthy that in the past 3 days, the world witnessed the infection of 10 million people with “Covid-19”, knowing that the infection of this huge number of people required a few months at the beginning of the epidemic.

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