The head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said in the broadcast of the TV channel: “Russia 24”According to foreign scientists, the sub-variant of the “omicron” strain of the XBB.1.5 coronavirus, called “kraken”, does not become more severe or more deadly, but another COVID-19 genovariate may not work when the immune system of a vaccinated or vaccinated person is meeting with Kraken.
“Immune protection after previous exposure or vaccination with another genovariant may not be sufficient. “You have to be careful and take care of your health,” he said.
The head of the department also noted that “kraken”, like other variants of “omicron”, “leads to a difficult disease that can also be complicated by long-term manifestations”, we are talking about long covid and postcovid.
Formerly Rospotrebnadzor reportedthat the first case of infection with “kraken” was detected in Russia. It was detected in a patient in the Penza region, he has already recovered.