Imagine you’re at a race and two participants fall down. One gets up and runs to the finish line faster than the other. That’s kind of like what happens when vaccinated people get COVID-19. Researchers have found that if you’re vaccinated but still get infected, symptoms from the omicron variant tend to ease 2 days earlier than if you were infected with the delta variant. It’s like the omicron competitor zips through the race of illness while delta struggles to catch up. This is important because it shows that different variants can impact the course of illness even in vaccinated individuals. In fact, breakthrough infections caused by delta tend to result in longer-lasting symptoms compared to infections caused by omicron.
Based on existing knowledge, scientists speculate that the faster recovery time for omicron could be attributed to its structural changes and mutations, allowing it to replicate and spread more rapidly in the body but cause milder symptoms overall. This could mean that although omicron is highly contagious, it may not be as severe as other variants. However, more research is needed to fully understand these differences and their implications for public health.
If you want to dive deeper into this fascinating subject, make sure to check out the original research article linked below for more details!
If you’re vaccinated and get COVID-19 anyway, which variant you have and whether you’ve been boosted make a difference. Symptoms last longer when breakthrough infections are caused by the delta variant and not the more contagious omicron variant, according to European…
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