The State Duma proposed to test Russians for antibodies to coronavirus: Society: Russia: Lenta.ru
To understand the real level of herd immunity to COVID-19 in Russia, Russians need to be tested for the presence of antibodies. With such a proposal spoke State Duma deputy from the Liberal Democratic Party, immunologist Sergei Leonov in an interview with the radio station Sputnik.
According to him, the level of herd immunity in the country is difficult to determine, since some Russians have acquired certificates of vaccination against coronavirus or have been ill at home without going to a doctor or taking a COVID-19 test.
“Not everyone can be checked en masse. There are scientific methods on how to determine the level of immunity in a population. To do this, it is necessary to take a certain number of people of different ages from different regions and conduct a study, ”said the deputy.
He added that with the help of testing, it is also possible to understand in which regions the restrictions imposed due to the difficult epidemiological situation worked.
Earlier, the State Duma deputy used methods to combat fake vaccination certificates. According to him, it is necessary to make test purchases, be caught red-handed and start criminal cases against swindlers selling fake documents. It is important to remind Russians that vaccination protects against severe illness and death, he says.