Day: November 28, 2021

Biologist Baranova: there is a danger that the omicron strain will spread among the vaccinated Professor, School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Virginia Doctor of Biological Sciences Ancha Baranova worried about the contactless transmission of a new omicron strain of coronavirus. According to her, this may indicate a high ability to spread this variation of infection, reports TASS. The biologist cited the example of a case in Hong Kong, when people contracted COVID-19 without contacting personally, but one walked along the corridor , where the other had previously visited, in a loosely fitting mask or without it. Baranova added that the omicron strain can spread along with the delta and begin to infect the vaccinated. “That is, a higher level of antibodies will be required for protection. It is still impossible to guess what these units are, “she said. The specialist explained that the new variety did not arise

Biologist Baranova: “Sputnik V” can form stronger immunity to the omicron strain Russian vaccine Sputnik V, probably may form a slightly stronger immunity to the new omicron strain compared to other drugs, Ancha Baranova, professor at the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University (Virginia), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Ancha Baranova, said in an interview with TASS. “Pfizer is already made a statement that within two weeks it will conduct experiments to neutralize [the strain] and will announce how much this virus interacts with antibodies, “- said the biologist, adding that the data will apply to all other vaccines that use full-sized antigen. According to her, the data provided by Pfizer will be approximately relevant for Sputnik. “Sputnik may be doing a little better, by some percentage,” Baranova said, noting that adenovirus vaccines, in principle, create a wider range of immune responses than mRNA vaccines. The specialist also expressed

Izvestia: NATO is moving heavy weapons to the borders of Russia and Belarus NATO countries are transferring heavy weapons to the Belarusian-Polish border for “ containment of Russia, “Izvestia reports. According to the newspaper, footage was posted on social networks showing the movement of a train with several dozen M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mounts moving through the city of Legvitsa towards Belarus. Earlier, the movement of German heavy armored vehicles to the Baltic States was discovered. In addition, Britain announced its desire to return its contingent to Germany, it was withdrawn just a year earlier. It is planned to deploy about 250 units of armored vehicles, including tanks and artillery. A source in the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the US and NATO forces are concentrating their artillery in Poland. “There will always be a pretext for building up a military grouping. Everyone always justifies it with something. The

WHO: letters “nude” and “xi” in the names of coronavirus strains have been omitted to avoid shortcuts letters of the Greek alphabet when naming a new strain of coronavirus. As explained by the WHO spokesman Margaret Harris, from “nude” and “xi” were abandoned to avoid labels, so the variation was named omicron, writes The New York Post. So, the letter “nu” is omitted from- for its consonance with the English word “new” (new – “new”). It was decided to omit “Xi” due to the fact that in the English spelling it is identical to the surname Xi. This could cause undesirable associations with the leader of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping. “As far as 'nu' is concerned, people might mistakenly think that this is a new version, rather than a name. “Xi” is a common surname. We agreed on naming rules to avoid the use of geographical names,

Nutritionist Moysenko called weakness, hair loss signs of iron deficiency after COVID iron in the body. The specialist told how to make up for the shortage of this substance, Sputnik radio reports. Moysenko revealed signs of iron deficiency after COVID-19. She called weakness, hair loss and deterioration of the condition of the nail plate, skin symptoms of a lack of this substance. You cannot decide on your own how to solve this problem: first you should consult a doctor for a diagnosis. Iron deficiency can also be caused by a lack of copper, magnesium, or a violation of the intestinal microbiota. “Also, it is imperative to pay attention to the indicators of ferritin – this is a” depot “of iron in humans, and transferrin is a” vehicle ” , the main protein is an iron carrier in blood plasma. There are many factors that reduce iron levels, so it is

Portuguese football club Belenenses put up nine players due to COVID-19 Portuguese football club Belenenses was forced to to put only nine players for the 12th round home match against Benfica due to the massive COVID-19 disease in the team, according to Sports.ru. It is noted that two of the footballers who entered the field are goalkeepers. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, many of Belenesesh's footballers were unable to take part in this meeting. The team asked the Portuguese Football Federation to postpone the match, but they were refused. The team had to field nine existing players, six of whom had never played at such a high level before. Benfica put up their main squad for the match, scoring seven goals in the first half. In the second half, the minority team decided to go for a trick, ending the match ahead of schedule. The team entered the field of