As part of the educational campaign "Let's Understand Vaccines Together", organized by the Russian society "Knowledge" in conjunction with the all-Russian campaign # We are Together, he said that the patient's portrait has now changed.
“The virus is mutating, now we see the Indian strain of delta in 90% of cases.
Its first feature is a severe course in young patients, while in the first and second more often the elderly with concomitant diseases were ill, ”said Protsenko.
According to him, the second feature is a more rapid deterioration of the condition, the volume of lung damage is growing rapidly.
Another difference, the doctor said, is that a group of patients has appeared who do not respond to the usual treatment protocols that are effective against the first strains.
Earlier, general practitioner Irina Dobretsova, in an interview with Newinform, urged patients with coronavirus not to self-medicate, as this can lead to dire consequences for the body.