A medical worker fills a syringe with a coronavirus vaccineMOSCOW, Jan 18Mexican news anchor Leonardo Schwebel on Telediario Guadalajara went on live swearing at anti-vaxxers, urging them to wear masks to fight the spread of the coronavirus. . The recording of the broadcast was published on the channel's Twitter. According to the TV presenter, people who oppose vaccination and protective measures against COVID-19 «slow down the world.» It is not specified whether Schwebel's speech was spontaneous or rehearsed in advance. cases of COVID-19 worldwide caused by a novel omicron strain of coronavirus.Gunzburg called the condition for the end of the coronavirus pandemic The B.1.1.529 strain, also known as «omicron», was discovered in Botswana and South Africa at the end of November. It carries dozens of mutations in the S-protein required by the pathogen to infect cells. According to the researchers, many changes in the genome indicate a high transmissibility of this variant and resistance to protective antibodies of those who have been ill and vaccinated. Experts believe that those who have already been ill and vaccinated can become infected, and the symptoms range from fatigue to headaches and body aches. At the same time, vaccination remains the most reliable way of protection. According to the head of the Russian Ministry of Health Mikhail Murashko, the proportion of those vaccinated among those infected with COVID-19 does not exceed four percent, severe cases are few, while the vast majority of patients in hospitals are unvaccinated. At the end of September, the WHO announced the association of deaths from SARS-CoV-2 with the refusal of preventive immunization. What vaccines protect against it