Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a 'mild' Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but your illness may not feel as minor as 'mild' sounds
Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a"mild" Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but your illness may not feel as minor as"mild" sounds.
It was true for Michelle Cordes, a dietitian at a Chicago-area hospital. She's vaccinated and boosted, and she says she has done everything she can to avoid catching the virus, like wearing a mask and avoiding crowds. So when she didn't feel great on December 30, she thought it was a cold or maybe allergies to the cat her daughter brought home from college. Just to be on the safe side, she took a home test and was surprised to find that she was positive for Covid-19.
Dr. Claudia Hoyen, director of pediatric infection control at UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, has also been encouraging everyone she knows to get vaccinated and boosted. Hospitals are good at helping people with Covid-19, she said, but symptoms and complications could stick around long after a hospital stay."We are seeing data that shows sometimes, up to 30% of patients who end up in the ICU never get back their lives," Hoyen said.
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