Omicron is increasingly accepting the characteristics and signs of a seasonal disease, ”RIA Novosti quotes the statement of the scientist.
He also predicted regular annual coronavirus vaccinations in the future.
“Vaccination has become a strategic tool that has allowed us to get to the stage where the game is almost over,” said Via.
To do this, in his opinion, it is necessary to distribute vaccines around the world and bring vaccines into line with new and possible future strains.
Earlier, the director of the Scientific Information Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections, Georgy Vikulov, in an interview with NSN, commented on the situation with the pandemic against the backdrop of the spread of the Omicron strain.
Michael Ryan, director of the World Health Organization's emergency program, said the COVID-19 emergency could be overcome globally in 2022.