Virologist Altstein: with the help of vaccination, the coronavirus epidemic in Russia will become seasonal Altstein described a possible scenario for the development of a coronavirus pandemic in Russia. His words on Friday, November 12, are quoted by Gazeta.Ru.
The doctor expressed the opinion that an active campaign to vaccinate the population in 2022 will seriously slow down the spread of COVID-19, and the epidemic will become seasonal. “But in general, the virus will remain with us forever. Strains may appear, but, most likely, they will be less pathogenic and not much different from the “delta”, “Altstein noted.
Vadim Pokrovsky, Deputy Director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, adheres to a similar position. He believes that “soon we will be able to defeat the pandemic,” although there is a danger of new strains emerging.
In September, Altstein predicted an increase in the number of people infected with coronavirus in Russia due to the fact that citizens are reluctant to vaccinate and poorly observe sanitary and epidemiological standards. In addition, he noted, in the cold season, the probability of getting sick always increases.
As of November 12, 40 123 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Russia over the past day. The total number of infections since the start of the pandemic has reached 8,992,595.