Omicron has been found in 106 countries: how is Ukraine preparing to meet new strains? | News
Six and a half thousand cases of coronavirus have been registered in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, and 301 people have died. Infectious disease specialist Yevhen Dubrovsky and Verkhovna Rada Committee on Health of the Nation, Medical Care and Health Insurance, Mykhailo Radutskyi, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, spoke on Ukrainian Radio about whether Ukraine is ready for Omicron.
About the epidemic form in Ukraine
As a doctor Eugene Dubrovsky, the doctor in Ukraine becomes less, which is so. There is a serious decline in morbidity. Ukraine is entering a period between pandemic waves. Maybe the next wave will not be so difficult. On the one hand, we should be happy, and on the other hand (all experts emphasize this) we should prepare for the next wave so that we are finally ready to meet new strains.
For people, this means that you need to rest as much as possible, spend more time outdoors to keep the immune system as hardened as possible. All managers have identified relevant individuals who are relevant to medicine and take this time to use to address complex issues. When we see an increase in morbidity in the world, it is obvious that this will happen in Ukraine as well.
About Omicron
A new strain of coronavirus “Omicron” can be seen in 106 countries and it is known that this version of Covid-19 is expanding faster. However, epidemiologists around the world are very cautious about saying that Omicron can be a “good” strain. It may turn out that this mutation of the virus “Omicron” is very accurate. “Delta” was a bad mutation, because it caused severe currents, especially seriously ill pregnant women. And “Omicron” can be the opposite for us, as a “gift”. It may happen that the new strain will spread quickly, people will all be immunized quickly and this will be a big point. Everyone has already understood that the coronavirus will not disappear from the planet. It should become a seasonal disease.
On Ukraine’s readiness for Omicron
According to information Mikhail Radutsky, Ukraine has purchased additional oxygen stations to prevent interruptions and overloading of the medical system. Adaptive quarantine in Ukraine is not abolished, because it is one of the levers of the fight against any epidemic. The main method to combat coronavirus is vaccination. 25 million doses of vaccines are planned for Ukraine next year, and another 25 million doses for 2023. This is without the vaccines that arrive in Ukraine under the Covax program. The Ministry of Health will issue an order to use an additional third booster dose of the vaccine. The country is preparing for a meeting with Omicron.
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In fact, it is hoped that Omicron will not be as difficult as Delta. However, this is not reliable, experts and scientists do not agree. At the same time, there are observations that in countries where the population, where the population, even with a large number of cases, the disease is easily vaccinated.
About the extra dose of the vaccine
The coronavirus is likely to become a seasonal disease that will need to be vaccinated against once a year. The fourth dose of the vaccine was recently announced in Israel. But we must remember that Israel was the first to vaccinate its citizens and a year has passed since then. Therefore, it is likely that the next seasonal vaccination is taking place in Israel.
As for the additional dose of treatment in Ukraine, the technical team has already completed preparations for the Ministry of Health to issue an order allowing the use of the third dose for people who have been vaccinated twice to strengthen protection. According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health, the third dose is made in the sixth month after the second vaccination. At first 65+ elderly people are vaccinated; then people who communicate a lot and are at increased risk of infection, individual doctors; and people at risk and from the group.
About buying a vaccine
The European Union has finally approved the vaccine against COVID-19, the first doses of which will arrive in Europe in early 2022. This is a drug from the American company Novavax.
Today it is known that Ukraine buys vaccines approved and approved in the United States or the EU. Ukraine has prepared contracts for the mRNA vaccine Moderna and Pfizer. Ukraine also has contracts with CoronaVac. We are one of the few countries where citizens have the right to choose a vaccine for vaccination. We have a choice of four vaccines: Moderna, Pfizer, CoronaVac and AstraZeneca.
About the treatment of coronavirus
According to an infectious disease doctor Eugene Dubrovsky, the pandemic has shown that 90% can carry the coronavirus on their own and in a fairly simple form. It has also not been proven that the coronavirus is the cause of this disease, which is probably wrong in the body. Treatment protocols indicate that the drug is not a coronavirus, as well as immune immunity.
In Ukraine, many people suffer from cardiovascular disease, very severe diabetes. If my pandemic, it is necessary to deal with the recovery of the nation and prevent these diseases.
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