The BA.5 variant of Omicron is highly contagious, and its course is relatively severe.

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Dr. Asparuh Iliev, head of a laboratory in Bern and an expert on vaccine safety, stated this in the program "Hello, Bulgaria" on Nova TV.

"Very small amounts of virus can infect people.

It is much more active in warm weather.

It was inevitable that the cases would increase", explained Dr. Iliev.

"The so-called milder version of the coronavirus is relatively severe.

In Western Europe, there were many infected and less severe cases, but in the countries through which it passed, there are many vaccinated", he further explained.

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Dr. Iliev again recommended that adults and people with severe chronic diseases get vaccinated.

And if they have already done it, they should take a booster dose, or they should take a booster dose

Omicron - the new coronavirus variant