
The Omicron strain of coronavirus is not as harmful as originally thought, and has been compared to a "live vaccine". This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin , quoted by TASS.
“Although they say it is not so harmful, some experts even call it live vaccination. <...> Let's not get ahead of ourselves," Putin said at a meeting on economic issues in Sochi.
He added that fears about the danger of a new strain turned out to be premature, however, when assessing the situation, one should “proceed from what has already been experienced in the previous year and a half.”
Virologists estimate the chances of the omicron strain to become a live vaccine against COVID-19 Society
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, HEAD of the Laboratory of Cell Proliferation of the Institute of Molecular Biology named after V.A. Engelhardt Petr Chumakov. According to him, the theory is being discussed in scientific circles that the coronavirus has passed the second phase of evolution and has become more contagious, but less pathogenic.