“It may take up to two months to carry out a full cycle of studies, including determining the transmissibility, pathogenicity and susceptibility of a new variant to antibodies from those who have been ill and vaccinated,” the message says.
Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that there are currently two patients in Russia who have been diagnosed with the omicron coronavirus strain.
Nikolay Malyshev, infectious disease doctor, doctor of medical sciences, in an interview with Nation News recalled the importance of adhering to preventive measures against the background of detecting omicron cases.