“Now there is evidence that neutralizing antibodies that are produced in response to Omicron neutralize previous strains rather poorly.
We still have Delta, the rest play almost no role in the development of this epidemic, ”Altshtein said in an interview with Sputnik radio.
He also noted that the body produces more antibodies after a more severe course of the disease.
Earlier, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, epidemiologist Vadim Pokrovsky spoke about the factors that influence the spasmodic statistics of the incidence of coronavirus in Russia.
Therapist, immunologist Irina Yartseva, in an interview with URA.RU, gave recommendations on recovery after Omicron.