[ Abakumov ] The virus mutates very fast
It seeks world domination both in the human body and among other viruses
[ Woman patient ] Help, help me!
[ Doctor ] Hold on! We'll put it in later!
[ Abakumov ] People ask if the 4th and 5th waves are coming?
They will, until 70% of the population's jabbed
Exclusive footage for you: how vaccines are made
They all roll out into here, the tiny vials you get your wonderful jabs from!
7 strains are known, but we'll make the 8th!
This is a post-apocalyptic future, and the pandemic is akin to an apocalypse
Sure we're filming this for a medical blog?
Those who fail to get vaccinated are playing Russian roulette
They're spinning this cylinder, and eventually, the gun will fire the bullet
[ Abakumov ] I'm Oleg, this is Nanolek. Sounds daft, but I was told to say that
So, we're finally here. This is the Nanolek plant
It's ranked among the top 3 vaccine manufacturers in the world
We'll talk about immunisation, and I'll have a tour
Guys! This is Kirov's best instaspot!
Look! See? Right?
Isn't it awesome?
[ Man ] Where have you been?
[ Woman ] Good morning! Please, take your seats. It's 10 already and time's tight
An unusual start today! We've got a special guest here with us
[ Abakumov ] Hello everyone! I am glad I was invited. I appreciate it
[ Oleg Abakumov, therapist, pulmonologist ] My name is Oleg Abakumov. I'm a therapist and pulmonologist
I've been dealing with coronavirus for 1.5 years
I promote a healthy lifestyle on my medical blog
Which vaccine is better? What's the best protection?
I guess I answer these questions 500 times a day!
The unvaccinated are choosing illness
In that case, you have to be sure that your symptoms are mild
People ask me if 4th and 5th waves are coming?
The waves will come until 70% get the jab
We need to understand this
All of us need to accept this responsibility for ourselves and our loved ones
[ Woman ] Oleg, thanks a lot!
[ GEO ] S.I. Spasokukotsky city hospital
[ Abakumov ] Covid changed my life!
I was with other doctors in Voronezh
They said: 'Have you heard about Moscow?'
I knew about the Wuhan strain and that it had reached the capital,
but we didn't know if it would come to Voronezh or how dangerous it was
Then I monitored case numbers, which kept growing
My lifehack! These small straps at the back protect the ears from chafing
You just can't wear this mask all day long!
I hankered to wear that white hazmat suit!
I had to be there and be a part of this
It's like war, a huge deal, and a great learning curve
I said, 'Goodbye, fellows.' That's it, I quit and left for Moscow
Every morning, it's the same in a contaminated zone
as in a regular hospital... you start with rounds
When I enter the ward, I recognise personality types right away
I try to find the right words, the approach that works best
Oxygen saturation of your blood is 100%, like a youngster!
If we hadn't admitted you, you would have run a fever at home
[ Tatyana Vladimirovna, patient ] That's nothing!
[ Abakumov ] No! An ambulance would've had to bring you right back
If you have a patient's trust, that's it! They're bound to get better
I'm making a note to discharge you
If the test results are good, I'll come and tell you
Then you can go home
And you'll be able to call your loved ones with the good news
Alright, get well soon!
I've had asthma since I was a kid. It influenced my choice of career as a pulmonologist
I spent my childhood in a respiratory ward,
so I know the drill for patients!
[ Abakumov ] Tatyana Vladimirovna! [ Tatyana ] Yes
[ Abakumov ] How are you feeling today? [ Tatyana ] Better, thank you!
[ Abakumov ] Ok. No shortness of breath? Saturation is 90. So, no shortness of breath?
[ Abakumov ] You're recovering, gradually [ Tatyana ] Thank God!
[ Abakumov ] Why am I saying all this? Because there's always a chance!
You have to fight to the end for the patient,
even if there's 90% lung damage
I entered medical school when I was 16
A 16-year-old kid enters a very challenging school
[ Abakumov ] So, how are you? Is it that bad? [ Doctor ] It is!
[ Abakumov ] What happened? [ Doctor ] I'm swamped
[ Abakumov ] With work? [ Doctor ] Yes
[ Abakumov ] I was still a kid. I didn't know why I was doing that
Why did I attend biology classes,
make drawings of all those cells in my sketchbook, and perform dissections?
I had a feeling it would go on like that forever
Hemorrhoidal bleeding and heightened risk of thrombosis
And he's got a bacterial infection, which is exacerbated by colitis
When I was in my 3rd year, I started working with the ambulance department,
and I realised that it was just what I really needed
Hello, Dmitry Borisovich. How are you feeling?
I had this ambulance job from my 3rd until my 6th year in school
Then I got work in Verkhnyaya Khava in Voronezh Region for 3 years
It was just like in Bulgakov's 'A Young Doctor's Notebook'
I lived that book from beginning to end
This wet-behind-the-ears kid comes to a village,
where absolutely anything could happen, any kind of disease might occur,
and you start learning from books and the internet
So, sometimes we get such patients
Unfortunately, many elderly men and women with chronic health conditions
But there's no such thing as an impossible task
So, they're feeling pretty good
after being admitted in a terrible state
[ GEO ] Village of Lozovoye, Voronezh region, Russia
[ Abakumov ] Yes, Grandad? [ Oleg’s Grandfather ] So, are you on your way or what?
[ Abakumov ] Yes, Grandad, we'll be there in 20 minutes [ Grandfather ] Right, good!
[ Abakumov ] I haven't seen my grandparents for 2 years because of work pressures
Hi Grandad! My dear, hello!
[ Abakumov ] Grandad, you keep getting younger! [ Grandfather ] I'm immune to ageing
[ Abakumov ] Hi Grandma! I haven't seen you for two years!
[ Oleg’s grandmother ] How's work? Terrifying? [ Abakumov ] No Grandma! We're beating Covid
The infection's on the run
[ Abakumov ] I was born in the Voronezh Region
I used to spend 3 months a year with my grandparents
in a village 200 km from Voronezh. I still have fond memories of it
That's where I felt the safest and most comfortable
[ Abakumov ] Grandma, is your okroshka GMO-free? [ Grandmother ] It is!
[ Grandmother ] What's that? [ Abakumov ] It means it has no GMO
[ Grandmother ] How could you eat that GMO stuff!
[ Abakumov ] I realised my old relatives aren't immortal
I remember what my mum said when we stood at her father's grave:
no matter what happens to you in life, you must keep in touch with your family
Imagine! These are more than 20 years old
I remember this set from when I was a kid
So it's pretty ancient by now
Once, when I was about 7, Grandad saw me messing around
He said: 'Oleg, let's try to play some chess'
It sounded great! I agreed
Up till I was 14, I lost every single game I played with him
I was so angry. It's my nature. I just hate losing!
Grandad managed to turn my anger into a determination and will to win
I was 14 when I finally beat my grandad
That was it! I didn't lose after that and I felt like a winner
I like that feeling, and I will always do my best
Thanks, Grandad!
I've a good reason to come back. For more chess!
[ GEO ] Kirov, Russia
[ Abakumov ] Immunisation is the only thing that can
stop the virus from spreading all over the globe
I had it done as well. I saw for myself that it was safe
1.5 years in a contaminated zone, and I'm alive and unscathed!
I wanted to see how it was manufactured
So, when I was invited to Kirov, I accepted with great pleasure
So, as per your special request, I've come to the vaccine manufacturing facility
Here is the bubble. And this is Marina, deputy head of production
People are inclined to see vaccines as something dangerous
causing mutations and containing microchips
No chips anywhere! But people believe vaccines are chipped
And this is the guy who does the microchipping, right?
Nonsense!
No chips here either. Everything's sealed!
But people don't understand and they believe all kinds of rubbish
Then they all roll out into here: the tiny vials you get your wonderful jabs from!
As you see, with no additives or microchips
[ Correspondent ] Are you vaccinated? [ Abakumov ] I am. Twice!
[ Abakumov ] I didn't have a shadow of a doubt about what would happen to me in 5 years
I realised, if I didn't get the jab, I might not be around in 5 years
Oh! Almost broke my ankle
Several have texted me about a Kirov boy, Maksim
He suffers from spinal muscular atrophy. I'm paying a visit
[ Abakumov ] Hi. I'm Oleg [ Alexandra Grishina, Maxim's mother ] Aleksandra!
[ Abakumov ] Nice to meet you, Aleksandra!
Maksim! Hi there!
My name is Oleg. I came from Moscow just to meet you
My dad taught me that we must be charitable and decent human beings
You have to do good deeds
When they have to deal with disease, kids like this are doomed
because, as far as their lives and health are concerned,
they are dependent on huge, just inconceivable amounts of money
[ Maxim Grishin ] A toy car... A toy car...
[ Alexandra ] We started raising money 6 months ago
Today, we have 13 million from ordinary people who donate money:
100... 50... 500 roubles
[ Abakumov ] Such children don't always get the medicine they need
I think I can use my blog to direct fundraising efforts to help them
I think that's a cool thing
Maksim Grishin from Kirov couldn't get a drug called Spinraza for 1.5 years
So, time was wasted
His parents hope money raised to buy a different drug, Zolgensma, will help
So, I got the ball rolling. Perhaps, it'll help this kid survive
And in 20 years, he'll come and thank me for that
So we're making a TikTok video
We're educating the masses, using all kinds of media
Renowned professor, Mr. Arkady Vyortkin, has agreed to join this caper
It's been a success. We've had millions of views
Practicing doctors often get questions about folk remedies
[ Mr. Arkady Vyortkin, professor ] I have a great deal of respect for common folk and medicine too!
[ Arkady Vyortkin ] So, let's keep them separate [ Abakumov ] That would be ideal! Agreed!
[ Arkady Vyortkin ] If we put them together, it poses a big problem
[ Abakumov ] He has been training doctors all over Russia for many years
He took a special interest in what I was doing in my blog
I told him I was doing the same as him, but I was also educating patients
Avoid the sauna after coronavirus infection? Is that true?
[ Arkady Vyortkin ] It is well known that warm conditions, no matter the source -
hot potatoes or sauna, or whatever - facilitate the spread and propagation of the virus
I am all for seeing quality blogs,
sources of information for people, put together by professional doctors
We're getting many questions about urine therapy
Turning the question around, I'd like to ask why people are being so narrow-minded?
Why use only urine? Why not sweat, for example?
Or tears? Or ear wax?
Our bodies don't need these things, so they're excreted
[ GEO ] Voronezh, Russia
[ Abakumov ] For my mum and my two grandmas
How could I visit them without flowers?
[ Abakumov ] Hi everyone! [ Family ] Hello!
[ Abakumov ] Hello, Mum! [ Irina Abakumova, Oleg's mother ] Hello, son!
[ Abakumov ] This is my dad, Aleksandr Nikolaevich. He's a priest
Actually, my dad built this house all by himself
In seven days! Seriously, like in the Bible, I'm telling you!
This is my mum, Irina Alekseevna
She made sure the house was always full...
of people and children
There are 10 of us! We're split evenly
Our parents achieved surgical precision: 5 boys, 5 girls
A family with many children is much like an army
Our mum is the general. She and dad run things around here
Respect for elders is a major feature of our family
If an older one asks a younger one to do something, they'll do it, grumblingly
Mum might say: 'Oleg, do the dishes!'
Then I'd tell Anya to do it, and she'd tell Sonya to do it
Finally, 3-year-old Seryozha's doing it, while blowing bubbles
And we're like, we did it, Mum!
[ Aleksandr Abakumov, Oleg's father ] What kind of life do we live?
We teach our kids it's most important to be hard-working, decent people
It seems my son has embraced those lessons, and it makes me proud
To your kind hearts, your enthusiasm! You all make me proud
[ Abakumov ] Mum, have some juice
[ Irina ] The most important thing, I keep telling them, is children and family!
Sticking together! That's what matters the most. For me, as a mother...
[ Alexandr ] You've raised such a son! [ Irina ] I've raised all ten of them!
[ Alexander ] I was in the background. Mother was always home
[ Abakumov ] I was always hungry
I could post pictures like this on my Instagram
I found something to eat, got inside the bag, and I was like…
All my life is there, in these photos
When you post something on Instagram, you always wonder whether it's worth it?
Wow! Isn't that just great? Let's print it!
This picture captures Dad perfectly:
always hauling something about with a sad expression
Dad became a priest late in life. At first, he just went there to help
He went to help after Mum got sick
When something bad happens, where do people usually go?
They go to church
[ Alexander ] …for, behold, your reward is great in heaven
[ Abakumov ] When we were teenagers, people hated me
Kids used to yell: 'Look, the priest is coming!'
Up until a certain point, I didn't even talk about my family
Dad has always been an example of courage to me
I think there was only one important piece of advice he gave me:
the most important thing was always to maintain your dignity and your humanity
You have to remain a decent human being and live an honest life
We've also prepared 15 military-grade smoke bombs
Just need to find them!
You sure we're filming a medical blog?
So people know I'm a doctor
Consult with your therapist, call 8 (951) 561… You'll find it
look! Coronavirus!
The world knows 7 strains. We'll make the 8th!
The idea was to show the war against the coronavirus infection
We're in a post-apocalyptic future
because the pandemic is akin to an apocalypse
[ Woman ] These are good!
[ Abakumov ] That's what my Instagram page is all about
Every picture has to reflect the deep meaning of what the text says
[ Correspondent ] Is this how you reach out? [ Abakumov ] It is, yes!
[ Abakumov ] It's how I convey my message, and my thoughts directly to people
Keep steady, Covid's ready!
1.5 months ago, we got our new PPE:
suits we wore when we started our struggle against the coronavirus infection
They had 'No pasaran' written on them: 'The enemy shall not pass'
Here, on the other hand, we wanted to show that many, many years have passed,
and I'm still wearing the same suit, now in rags...
And... I keep on fighting the coronavirus infection!
[ Abakumov ] We got it? [ Woman ] Yes
[ Woman ] One more, so it flies off, Oleg
[ Abakumov ]These mosquitoes are killing me!
As you can see, there's nothing but ruins here, but it's quality content
I think I have treated all segments of the population
All kinds of different people with different viewpoints
So, I don't care in the slightest what creed patients embrace,
what social status they have, etc
Everyone's equal when lying on a hospital bed
[ GEO ] S.I. Spasokukotsky city hodpital, Moscow, Russia
[ Abakumov ] In my first year, my first class was anatomy
I was 16, and I had to recover a dead body from formalin
It was a shock to see that man…
Without a soul, it was just a piece of meat
We'll give you some oxygen and put you in a wheelchair
[ Woman patient ] I don't want to be sick. I want to get better and go home
[ Abakumov ] We've got a patient whose condition has worsened
So we're taking her to do a CT scan
in order to see what's going on with her pneumonia
That's how Covid or pneumonia looks on a CT scan, like some kind of mist
And it's peripheral
Thanks! Have a good day
[ Abakumov ] Have a good one [ Doctor 1 ] All the best
[ Doctor 2 ] How's she doing? [ Abakumov ] It's got a bit worse, but nothing critical
[ Abakumov ] I remember how my 1st patient died on an ambulance shift
We came to an old lady who was in agony
We started resuscitating her, performing CPR... but she died
And I just left and… I...
I just didn't know what to do
I kept thinking about it for the rest of the day
What if we had come earlier?
What if we had used a defibrillator sooner?
[ Woman patient ] Help! Help! [ Doctor 1 ] What is it?
[ Doctor 1 ] Just breathe. Just keep breathing. Breathe. Hold on!
[ Doctor 2 ] We'll do it, after saturation improves. You aren't breathing well yet
[ Woman patient ] I can't!
[ Abakumov ] I'm like a soldier in this war [ Correspondent ] Is your army winning?
[ Abakumov ] Yes, Moscow's 3rd wave is subsiding [ Correspondent ] Will there be a 4th?
[ Abakumov ] Yes, definitely a 4th!
You delude yourself, thinking it's not Covid when you cough and run a fever
No, my friend, 90% chance it's Covid
It seeks world domination both in the human body and among other viruses
[ Correspondent ] Does vaccination help?
[ Abakumov ] Immunisation is the only thing that can help
Those who fail to get vaccinated are playing Russian roulette
They spin the cylinder with one bullet in it, wondering if it'll fire or not
Also factor in the number of bullets
After each wave, there are more bullets in the cylinder
And eventually, at some dreadful moment, the gun will fire!
Do you see this? It says: 'Home'
If you get lost, this arrow will always show you the way