Omicron's weak attack power spreads strong Hong Kong University Chen Fuhe calls for a third shot: there is no condition for viruses to coexist

An earlier study by the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong found that in experiments with human lung and intestinal epithelial cells, Omicron's virus replication ability was lower than that of other new coronavirus variants.

Chen Fuhe, a member of the research team and a clinical associate professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, said in the TV program "Millennium" today that Omicron's destructive power to humans is reduced, but its transmission is still strong. He believes that Hong Kong does not have sufficient conditions to coexist with the virus at this stage. .

Chen Fuhe said that the destructive power of Omicron to human beings is reduced, but the transmission power is still strong. He believes that Hong Kong does not have sufficient conditions to coexist with the virus at this stage.

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Chen Fuhe said that the study found that after the mice were infected with Omicron, the weight loss, inflammation and death rate were lower than those infected with the original virus strain or the Delta variant virus. It can be seen that the attack power of Omicron is weak, which is good news to a certain extent. The destructive power of the human body is reduced, or it can coexist with the virus.

Omicron is lethal to unvaccinated elderly and chronically ill

However, Chen emphasized that Omicron is still lethal, especially for the unvaccinated elderly and chronically ill patients. Currently, Hong Kong does not have sufficient conditions to coexist with the virus, so it is still necessary to try to avoid the spread of the virus in the community.

He pointed out that the protection rate of the third dose of the vaccine has greatly improved, and called on the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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High Chances of Hamsters Infecting Humans

Regarding the recent hamster infection clusters in Hong Kong, Chen Fuhe said that he understands that killing rats makes society sad, but pointed out that in addition to the "downstream" pet stores, the virus was also detected in the "upstream" warehouses. , the chance of re-transmission to humans is high, and cross-species transmission will cause genetic changes, and the contagiousness will require data analysis later.

However, he believes that if the two batches of hamsters were not involved in the incident, they have not visited the pet store recently, and their family members have not been infected with the virus. Abandoning the hamsters for no reason has a great impact on the children's minds.

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