Omicron is less stable than Delta / When should we inject a booster dose?

According to Fars News Agency’s Health Reporter, Payam Tabarsi, Secretary of the Covid Diagnosis and Treatment Committee and Head of the Infectious Diseases Department of Masih Daneshvari Hospital, said in an interview with our Tehran Radio Salamat program, referring to the very high transmission power of the Omicron strain: In southern and European countries, the incidence of the virus is about 70 to 80 percent lower than in the delta, but due to the very high prevalence of this strain, there may be an increase in mortality, as in the UK and Germany. Patients have also experienced more deaths.

Omicron is less stable than Delta

He added: “The good news is that in less than a month, the incidence of the disease in South Africa is declining, and this shows that this side is less stable than the Delta, and if you follow the health instructions and wear a mask and distance Physical placement and third dose vaccination and more careful reopening may be possible.

Iran has not yet entered the omicron phase

In response to whether the omicron could be the end of the corona, Dr. Tabarsi said: “The symptoms of the omicron strain are similar to the common cold and do not have the severity of the delta corona, which severely affects the lungs.” If there is no mutation in the emicron, the corona may be more controllable with the emicron. However, we have not yet entered the omicron phase in Iran. Mortality is high in European countries such as Britain and Germany. In the United Kingdom we have 100,000 people a day and in Germany 80,000 a day, and it is worrying that if we do not follow the guidelines we may face conditions similar to these countries, so vaccination should be the top priority of all prevention.

Receive a third dose or remind all vaccines three months after the second dose

“What is clear is that the body resistance of the person who dosed the booster dose is so strong,” he said. It’s high in amicrons, especially if it has been coronated once.

Tabarsi emphasized: for more safety, the third dose of vaccines such as Sinofarm, which have been prepared with the virus-killed platform, must be injected. Remind.

Protein vaccines have high immunosuppression and few side effects

He added: “According to published reports, injecting a dose of Astrazenka booster can significantly increase the level of antibodies in the body, and even the manufacturer of this vaccine has announced that Astrazenka’s resistance to omicron is high.” People who have been given one or two doses of Astraznka vaccine are not prohibited from injecting a third dose of Astraznka. People who have a good level of antibodies by injecting the vaccine can use protein vaccines such as Pasteur, Spicogen, which are available in Iran, or Kvaxin and Novax, which have less side effects while providing high immunity and body part.

AstraZeneca and Sputnik booster dose should be given three months after the second dose.

He emphasized: It is recommended to all compatriots to inject the third and reminder dose. This interval is three months after the second dose for all vaccines.

Regarding the new Iranian vaccine with the MRNA platform, Dr. Tabarsi said: “This vaccine has been licensed and is beginning the phase of a clinical study that will take several months to give results.”

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