Moderna announced the risk of getting sick with Omicron and Delta at the same time

He pointed out that, for example, patients with reduced immunity can get infection with two strains at once.

"In the coming months, these two viruses (strains - ed.) Will coexist, and Omicron... will begin to infect people against the background of a very difficult situation with Delta, this may lead to situations where people... will be infected with two options that enable these viruses to further evolve and mutate, this situation raises concerns", - said Burton.

At the same time, he stressed that he does not consider Omicron to be a lighter version of the virus that exists today. He noted that the available data indicate a high level of hospitalizations with this variant of covid, and in this indicator it is comparable to Delta.

Earlier, the World Health Organization said that the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus "Omicron" is higher than that of other variants of the coronavirus.