At the COVID-19 vaccination center in GUM in MoscowMOSCOW, Jan 25 Share of children among those infected with coronavirus when the strain «omicron» appeared, it increased from 10-11 to 15%, Deputy Director for Research of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, Chairman of the National Scientific Society of Infectious Diseases, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Gorelov told RIA Novosti.
" Children were ill with all genovariants, the frequency of involvement in the epidemiological process was 10-11%. In relation to the "omicron" comes data that children are involved in the epidemiological process in 15% of cases", he said.
The high frequency of involvement of children in the epidemiological process suggests that «omicron» is more contagious for all age categories, Gorelov noted. the coronavirus strain, or B.1.1.529, was found in Botswana and South Africa in November. According to experts, those who have been ill and vaccinated can become infected with it. The new variant has already been identified in 110 countries, including Russia. It spreads faster than the previous «delta» strain and becomes dominant.