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More Omicron sub-variants are likely to appear this winter.

The director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Prof. Iva Hristova said this on Nova TV. 

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To date, 100% of the strains sequenced at the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases are Omicron.

At the moment, the BA 5 subvariant dominates in our country, there are single percentages of BA 2 and Centaur, she specified.

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"These mutations give it the ability to evade the immune response.

All studies show that plasma from those who have recovered is 5 times less effective against Centaur," added Hristova.

According to her, there is no room for panic, but it is good to get vaccinated now for both the coronavirus and the flu.

Even if we had contracted COVID-19 soon, it is possible to catch the flu, the professor assured.

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Prof. Iva Hristova