Petersburg during the coronavirus pandemic.
Scientists are studying the northwestern strain of the coronavirus, which could appear in St. Petersburg, said at the Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Pasteur. It is not yet clear to experts how resistant this new COVID mutation will be to existing vaccines.
“This issue is still under study. But I would like to note right away that even if the existing vaccines are ineffective against it, there will be nothing wrong with this. Vaccines can be modified, as, for example, every year is done with vaccines against influenza “, – said” KP “Deputy Director of the Research Institute Vladimir Dedkov.
The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova noted earlier that the British strain of coronavirus got its name for political, not medical reasons. In her opinion, it makes no sense to give “national” names to various virus mutations, including in Russia.
This thesis goes beyond the boundaries of epidemiology and enters the sphere of state interests. Because the question of how to call the coronavirus, like almost everything related to it, is an ideological question. And there is no definite answer. Read more in the DP column.
