Symptoms of the Delta Variant Depend on Vaccination Status, According to Doctors
, recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial” or “high” COVID-19 transmission—which applies to more than half of all U.S. counties.
“Intensive care units are filling up across the country in some locations, stressing healthcare systems,” Dr. Schaffner. “That’s the Delta variant causing serious disease in the unvaccinated.”refers to a person who has detectable levels of SARS-CoV-2 in their body at least 14 days after they’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. These cases are expected, as the vaccines are not 100% effective in preventing infection, but are still considered rare.
“Most breakthrough infections do not cause disease—they are without symptoms,” Dr. Adalja says. “The ones that cause symptoms are generally very mild.” If you do have symptoms as a fully vaccinated person, though, it would likely “feel like a mild cold,” Dr. Schaffner says. “Those breakthrough infections don’t progress. The vaccine prevents that from happening.”to recognize and fight the virus; antibodies are quick to get to work, staving off serious illness before it can begin.
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