Development of a vaccine against Delta. The latest about the pandemic on August 19

The vaccine against the delta variant of the CORONAVIRUS, scientists have found out the real degree of protection during vaccination, Finland and Sputnik V, Thailand will give the vaccinated Russian tourists a rest. The main news about coronavirus is in the RBC review August 19, 11:56 Moscow time .7 thousand
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Situation in RUSSIA

In Russia, 21,058 people were infected per day, the operational headquarters said. The total number of cases exceeded 6.6 million. 5.9 million people recovered (24 thousand per day), more than 173.3 thousand died (plus 791 per day).

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Since the last RBC count, the proportion of Russians who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine has increased from 16.73 to 22.5% of the total population. As of July 18-22, 32.9 million people received their first vaccination. Most of those vaccinated with at least one dose are still in Chukotka - 38.12% and in the Belgorod region - 38.11%. The top three also included Chechnya with 36.1% of those who were vaccinated. The only region where less than 10% of the population received the first dose of the vaccine was Dagestan - 6.8%. Among the outsiders are also Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia and the Vladimir region. Read on RBC Pro Founder of Wikipedia: “Yes, I am not a billionaire, and what?" What tricks of the legendary scammers will be useful to you during the negotiations The semiconductor market is insanely booming. Which stocks to watch Morningstar warns against buying these 12 stocksusa . Full list

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NIC im. N.F. Gamalei has already created a special version of the Sputnik V vaccine against the Indian strain of coronavirus (delta variant), said Alexander Gintsburg, HEAD of the center. “There is already a completed vaccine design in the refrigerator,” he said. it is too early to say whether this option will be more effective than the existing ones, the scientist said.

Those who complete the full course of vaccination, but still fall ill with covid, are 81% protected from the severe course of the disease, which involves hospitalization and significant lung damage. Those who received at least one dose of the vaccine - by 31%, a group of scientists in St. Petersburg found out .

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The main thing in immunity, after a person has been ill with coronavirus, is not the presence of antibodies, but the presence or absence of so-called immune memory cells, DIRECTOR of the HSE Institute of HEALTH Economics Larisa Popovich told RBC. Earlier, Alexander Gorelov, deputy director for research at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, said that 18% of asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 did not develop antibodies.

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Vaccination against coronavirus does not affect pregnancy and fetal health, Leyla Adamyan, chief freelance specialist in gynecology at the Ministry of Health, said. “There are 147 thousand births in the world in those women who did not know that they were pregnant, and they were vaccinated <...> Vaccination does not affect pregnancy, the fetus,” said Adamyan.

Russian laboratories offer several options for testing antibodies to the COVID-19 pathogen. Which one to choose, in what cases what is needed and why it is not necessary to compare tests from different laboratories - read in the RBC material.

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The situation in the world

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of people infected with coronavirus in the world has exceeded 207.7 million, of which more than 4.3 million have died. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 208.6 million people have been infected worldwide, more than 4.3 million have died.

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The United States remains the leader in the number of confirmed cases, with 36 million infected. India is in second place (32 million), Brazil is in third (20 million), Russia is in fourth, France is in fifth place (6.3 million), according to WHO data. Over 6 million COVID cases have also been reported in the UK and Turkey.

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Finland should carry out a procedure for approving the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus, separate from the European Union, and open entry to the country for travelers vaccinated with this drug, the Prime Minister of South Karelia said.

Thailand will allow vaccinated Sputnik V to enter the country's tourist areas, but the timing of this decision is still unknown.

Vaccination protects against severe illness and death when infected with the Indian strain, the WHO said. In the coming months, this variant will become dominant unless a more competitive mutation emerges, the organization predicts.

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