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In reply to the discussion: BF caught COVID - breakthrough infection [View all]Meowmee
(9,212 posts)I hope he will feel better asap and that he has no long lasting effects. I recommend vit d, high doses of vit c and zinc. Dont hesitate to get to the doc etc. if needed.
The lesson here is that vaccinated people still need to wear masks(kn95/n95)
That would have stopped him from getting a bt infection in most situations. As for how to classify how bad it is, mild has apparently been classified by some now as anything that does not bring and admit you to hospital or cause death which is not accurate at all.
I had what would have been called a moderate case early on in the pandemic but with double pneumonia, I had severe back pain for 1.5 months and more and lasting pain now 1.6 yr later, worse asthma, exhaustion and hair loss. It brought me to the er twice, the second time 3-4 weeks in with high bp and sinus tachycardia.
It doesnt matter how rare a bt case is if you are the unlucky one to have one and you can transmit covid to others as well and contribute to the spread and development of existing and new variants.
You can also unfortunately have long lasting effects with any covid infection.