The effectiveness of Sputnik has been adjusted. Current about COVID on February 3

The Ministry of HEALTH has changed the instructions for the Sputnik V vaccine, a more contagious Omicron was found in RUSSIA, an increase in the incidence of children, European countries are lifting restrictions.The latest about the pandemic is in the RBC review on February 2, 11:40 Moscow time CORONAVIRUS Russia Moscow World +141883 (per day) 12.1 million Infected 0 +678 (per day) 332.7 thousand Died +23784 (per day) 2.4 million Infected 0 +78 (per day) 39, 1 thousand Died +3263309 (per day) 381.7 million Infected 0 +13516 (per day) 5.7 million Died Source: JHU, federal and regional headquarters for combating the virus

Situation in Russia

More than 140,000 infected people were detected in the country per day - 141,883 people, 678 patients died of previously sick people. The total number of infected exceeded 12.1 million, more than 10.3 million people recovered. Died, according to the operational headquarters, more than 332 thousand. During the day, 17.2 thousand people were admitted to hospitals - 1.6% less than the day before.

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The chief freelance infectious disease specialist of the Ministry of Health, Vladimir Chulanov, told in an interview with RBC whether it is fair to consider Omicron a mild strain, what are the chances of vaccinated people getting infected with it, and whether this will be the “final boss” after which the pandemic will end.

Chulanov - RBC: It is naive to think that the evolution of covid will stop on the omicron Society

Six months after vaccination, the Ministry of Health estimated the effectiveness of Sputnik V at 70.5%. The effectiveness of the vaccine against the Wuhan strain was 91%, and six months later, under the conditions of the dominance of the "delta" - 70.5%, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health. Pharmvestnik noted that two new side effects were included in the document: osteoarthritis and photophobia. Among others, the Ministry of Health previously indicated a short-term headache, the possible development of allergic reactions.

In Russia, there are cases of illness with a variety of the omicron strain of coronavirus, which is considered more contagious - we are talking about BA.2, said Anna Popova, HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor. According to her, it makes up 3% of all sequenced samples.

Over the past week, the number of cases of coronavirus infection among children has more than doubled, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said. The number of children with severe COVID-19 has increased by 1.6 times, the minister said. Children make up a fifth (21%) of those being treated for COVID-19, he said. Of these, 97% are treated on an outpatient basis, and almost 10,000 children have been hospitalized.

Decisions on lockdowns at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 were justified, according to Russian scientists interviewed by RBC. This is how they commented on the findings from a Johns Hopkins University study that in the spring of 2020, quarantines slightly reduced mortality from COVID-19 in Europe and the United States , but at the same time led to serious economic and social consequences.

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In the future, it will be necessary to vaccinate against COVID-19 annually, said Maryana Lysenko, head physician of the City Clinical Hospital No. 52 in Moscow. “We will live on an annual vaccination regimen, as happens during a respiratory virus,” she said.

Scientists at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor have developed a laboratory technique for determining three lines of the coronavirus omicron strain. The new development identifies all currently known lines of the Omicron variant, the department assured.

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Russian laboratories offer several options for testing antibodies to the COVID-19 pathogen. Which one to choose, in what cases what is needed and why it is not necessary to compare tests from different laboratories - read in the RBC material.

The situation in the world

According to WHO, the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world exceeded 380.3 million people, of which more than 5.6 million died.

The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases, with more than 74 million infected. India is in second place (over 41 million), Brazil is in third (25 million), France is in fourth (over 19 million), and the United Kingdom is in fifth (over 17 million). Russia is on the sixth place in this list. Switzerland is lifting part of the coronavirus restrictions from February 3 due to the fact that COVID-19 is becoming endemic, the country's Federal Council said. Lithuania lifts some of the coronavirus restrictions from February 5.

Major US airlines intend to ask the US administration to lift the requirement to test for coronavirus before flying from abroad to the United States. They believe that the current regulations discourage travelers from traveling to the country.

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