A doctor with 24 years of experience honestly answers: is it necessary to be afraid of the omicron coronavirus strain
Should we be afraid omicron - a new strain of coronavirus?
Of course. But we must be afraid just as much as we are afraid of other dangerous diseases.
We know that when a dog bites, you need to give a rabies injection very quickly. This is a reasonable defense. This is exactly how you need to behave in the situation with the coronavirus.
How to protect yourself from the omicron coronavirus strain
First, get vaccinated.
We know that it is spread by airborne droplets. Accordingly, it is necessary to avoid crowds of people, ventilate the premises (!), Wash hands and wear masks.
Yes, in the British medical journal The BMJ published by research on the effectiveness of so-called public health measures - social distancing, masks, etc.
So, wearing masks correctly can be considered the most effective measure among them - reduces the incidence by as much as 53 percent. This conclusion is based on 6 studies involving 2,627 people with covid-19 and 389,228 participants. Due to the heterogeneity of research data, the risk of error is "moderate to severe", but these numbers are indirectly confirmed by life: "natural" an experiment conducted in 200 countries showed 45.7% fewer deaths associated with COVID-19 in countries where masks were compulsory.
Of course, the mask must be put on already at vaccinated person. This is not discussed at all.
Caught a cold - stay at home
And for Russians it is also important to remind: you cannot go to work if you have a cold. Sometimes I listen with horror to my acquaintances who say: well, yes, my throat hurts, snot, but I have to go, I have to work.
Dear friends, now is not the situation to allow yourself to go out in public, even with a runny nose.
There are three reasons and they are all weighty:
⁃ other diseases “sit down” faster on the weakened organism,
⁃ you will infect your colleagues or patients
⁃ "on your feet" you get sick longer plus you can always get a complication.
Please be careful not to get sick. Do everything so that the infection does not reach you: vaccines, masks, hand washing, social welfare.
Why is now a good time to graft
And if it so happens that you have not yet been vaccinated, this can be done now, when the "delta" has gone down, and the new virus has not spread yet. Then it will be very difficult to choose the time.
Your Doctor Pavlova
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