“The transferred COVID-19 ... can lead to severe damage to the nervous system - neurocovid and longcovid can also occur when infected with an omicron,” he said in an interview with TASS.
The doctor added that children against its background may develop systemic inflammation.
Isaev also stressed that the fifth wave of COVID-19 is currently receding and the optimal time is coming for revaccination for those.
“This provides protection against Omicron and coronavirus in general for at least the first two to three months after a booster dose,” he concluded.
Earlier, infectious disease specialist, MD Nikolai Malyshev, in an interview with Nation News, recalled the importance of observing preventive measures against the background of the detection of the Omicron coronavirus strain.
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.