As a variant of COVID-19, once it is infected, Omicron will do some harm to people's health, especially to the lungs. Although the injury varies with people's physique, it will still have a certain impact in the long run, and it will also have a greater impact on middle-aged and elderly people with poor physique.
It has a certain degree of damage to human lungs.
Omicron is mainly infected by respiratory tract. The virus can easily enter the lungs through the respiratory tract, but it will not invade the deep tissues of the lungs. So it has a great influence on the lungs to a certain extent, not very serious. Compared with other strains, it can cause mild lung injury. Once infected with Omicron strain, you may feel muscle pain and weakness.
The infection of smokers and middle-aged and elderly people will have a greater impact on the lungs.
Smokers' own lungs are not particularly good. If you are infected with Omicron at this time, the damage to the lungs will be even greater. Especially for some middle-aged and elderly people, with the growth of age, various organs of the body gradually weaken, and infection with common viruses will cause certain harm, not to mention COVID-19's variants. During the epidemic, middle-aged and elderly people must protect themselves, otherwise they will be easily invaded by viruses.
What should we do during the epidemic?
As middle-aged and elderly people, we must strengthen daily physical exercise and carry out vaccination in accordance with relevant state regulations. We must strengthen vaccination. Only by protecting our immunity and improving the vaccination rate can we reduce the pressure of our epidemic work. During the epidemic, we must try our best to go out and avoid contact with others. If it is a large gathering with a large number of people, you must wear a mask and do a good job of protection.