Also, according to Steiner, the company is awaiting information from scientists before deciding whether to produce a vaccine adapted to the new strain.
He noted that the timing of the approval of a new vaccine will depend on national regulators.
An outbreak of coronavirus infection began at the end of 2019 in China. 11 March 2020 World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus a pandemic.
In South Africa On November 22, 2021, a new variant of coronavirus B.1.1.529 was discoveredwhich has a large number of mutations that are of concern. WHO gave him the name “Omicron”.
At WHO celebratethat preliminary data indicate an increased risk of re-infection with this variant compared to others. US chief infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci believes that Omicron is more infectious than other variants of the virus, but less dangerous.
In connection with the spread of the strain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on November 29 recommended to Ukrainians refuse to travel to seven countries, and the Cabinet of Ministers banned from December 3 the entry of citizens from eight countries.
December 13 it became known about first death from coronavirus diseaseprovoked by the Omicron strain.
As of December 16, Omicron confirmed in 89 countries.
In Ukraine, the Omicron strain first identified on December 18.
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