Epidemiologist Vygonaylov: the omicron strain can bypass the antibodies of those who have recovered from COVID-19 … This was stated by the epidemiologist, candidate of medical sciences Alexander Vygonaylov, his words are quoted by URA.RU. This ability of the strain is given by a large number of mutations in the Spike-protein (S-protein), the specialist explained. “Omicron has 32 mutations in the S-protein and can escape antibodies in a new disease. According to official data, 2-3 percent of those who recovered with the delta strain re-infected, with the South African mutation, the percentage may be slightly higher, “the expert said. He added that the most reliable protection against the new strain is a high titer of antibodies, which must be maintained by repeated vaccination every six months. Earlier, a virologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyotr Chumakov, associated mutations of the omicron strain with AIDS. He stated that