As many people test positive for COVID-19 amid the contagious omicron variant, here’s a guide to what to do after receiving a positive result.
A: Yes, you can still have COVID-19 even if you are vaccinated and boosted — many doubt the test, said Dr. Susan Bleasdale, an infectious disease physician at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Treat a positive as a positive. “Right now, it’s important to know that a cold can be COVID even if vaccinated and boosted,” Bleasdale said.A: First, if you took a rapid test, you don’t necessarily need a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis.
Samyah Sanders, 9, left, and Khyriah Jordan, 9, get nasal swabs for rapid COVID-19 tests, Dec. 30, 2021, at a testing station along Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham.A: People appear to be protected for at least 90 days from reinfection, Bleasdale said. “There are a few people who have been reinfected within 90 days, with the transmission from delta to omicron, but those are not very common,” she said. Similar to a vaccine, the longer from infection, the more likely for reinfection.
Bleasdale advises that masking might be more important than social distancing. Vaccination remains most important in preventing severe disease.
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