A medical worker near an ambulance at the quarantine center in Kommunarka. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 27Will the spread of omicron affect the duration of COVID-19 and the number of cases of post-covid syndrome, said Ancha Baranova, Doctor of Biology, professor at the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University, in an interview with Sputnik radio. The omicron strain leads to milder forms of COVID-19 than previous ones variants of coronavirus, not so much due to their characteristics, but because of the increase in the number of vaccinated people, she believes. “omicron” compared to “delta” is only 20-25 percent,” Baranova noted. The duration of the disease caused by “omicron” remains the same as when infected with other variants of coronavirus, she added.
The doctor warned about the danger of a «hidden» omicron. «Most patients suffer for five to seven days, a longer course is an unfavorable sign,» the biologist specified. The new strain interacts with the cells of the human nervous and circulatory systems in the same way as its predecessors, she continued . Accordingly, there is no reason to exclude the risk of developing a post-COVID syndrome after infection with Omicron. she says that post-COVID syndrome is more common in women than in men. «This is explained by the fact that women are more prone to autoimmune reactions than men,» the biologist said. /a310e22c16f859af2becac620d876425.jpg» />The doctor told how «omicron» proceeds in vaccinated and unvaccinated The erroneous idea that after infection with «omicron» there are no post-covid complications is due to the recent appearance of this strain, she is sure. months have not passed yet, so many people get the wrong impression that there is no post-covid syndrome after Omicron,” Baranova suggested. To avoid the consequences of COVID-19, you need to undergo rehabilitation in a timely manner, she advises. COVID-19 does not wait for the development of the post-COVID syndrome, but begins to restore metabolism. Then there will be fewer manifestations of post-COVID symptoms. Plus, the rehabilitation program is important so that you do not run to work immediately after the illness,» Baranova emphasized. To prevent the severe course of COVID-19 and the occurrence of complications after this disease can be through vaccination. In addition, vaccination drastically reduces the risk of contracting coronavirus infection.
