The severity of COVID-19 will depend on how well the immune system is prepared to defend the body. This was stated by the immunologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Karaulov.
“Clinical experience convinces us that any organism must be ready to meet the pathogen. The chance of a successful recovery is determined by the state of the body, including the immune system. Of course, the uncontrolled use of any drugs, including immunomodulators, is unacceptable, “Karaulov said on December 9 in an interview with Argumenty i Fakty.
To strengthen immunity, it is important to take vitamins and maintain a sleep schedule, he said. In addition, stressful situations must be avoided. In case of illness, you need to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions and monitor the state of chronic diseases in order to prevent a severe form of coronavirus.
“I am a supporter of the judicious use of drugs with immunomodulatory activity and vaccination against all respiratory diseases,” added the immunologist.
On December 9, an immunologist and specialist in especially dangerous infections Vladislav Zhemchugov said that in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, it is necessary to ventilate the premises more often.
The head of the department at the Jerusalem clinic Hadassah ar Ha-Tsofim, Professor Yakov Berkun, said on December 1 that the presence of antibodies to coronavirus based on the results of serological analysis does not guarantee protection against the disease.
At the end of November, Alexander Lukashev, director of the Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector-borne Diseases of Sechenov University, noted that cellular immunity may play an even more important role in protecting the body from coronavirus than antibodies.
Up-to-date information on the situation with the coronavirus is available on the websites of stopcoronavirus.rf and access vsem.rf, as well as by the hashtag #WeVotre. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-112.
