According to the expert, there is a risk of an aggravation of the epidemiological situation against the background of the high contagiousness of the stealth-omicron strain.
“Most likely, we will have an outbreak of the disease.
End of May-mid June.
How contagious it will be, how severe it will be clinically, I can’t say yet, ”the virologist explained.
As Karpova noted, it is currently desirable for vaccinated and recovered Russians to measure the level of antibodies against coronavirus.
“If the level of antibodies in BAU units is less than 500, then you need to think about revaccination,” the specialist added.
Earlier, Khafizov, an expert from Rospotrebnadzor, called the stealth-omicron strain the most contagious of all time during the pandemic.