Both in the vaccinated and not. Thanks to the vaccine, the severe course of coronavirus is much less common, said Albert Rizvanov, director of the Scientific and Clinical Center for Precision and Regenerative Medicine of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University. Discuss
Right now, the risks for vaccinated people to become seriously ill when infected with the omicron strain are about the same as for seasonal flu. Omicron essentially switched to the format of colds.
Albert RizvanovDirector of the Research and Clinical Center
However, according to him, this only applies to those who have been vaccinated and revaccinated – for the unvaccinated, the risks are still significantly high.
At the same time, the doctors recalled that the coronavirus vaccine does not guarantee complete protection against the disease, because the vaccine protects primarily against the severe form of the disease and this is “one of the factors why we see more low percentage figures for hospitalization for omicron disease. Still, many, especially those who are vaccinated, get sick in a milder form, ”the doctor specified.
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Source: TASS