For people who contracted COVID-19 during earlier omicron surges, doctors have some unwelcome news: You are again susceptible to catching the virus.
Medical staff wait for arrivals at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Harlan High School in Chicago on May 11, 2022.
“For right now, everybody is basically susceptible to this,” said Dr. Emily Landon, an epidemiologist at the University of Chicago School of Medicine.With the new variants circulating, doctors still recommend people wear masks indoors and ensure they are up to date on booster shots. The COVID-19 booster remains an underutilized resource, with only about 34% of people 5 and over having received the third shot, according to the CDC.
“You can make your choice about whether you go to Lollapalooza,” Landon said. “The grocery store is a completely different thing.” “Every infection is an opportunity to adapt further and to overcome new defenses,” Ozer said. “It’s probably a bit of an arms race over time in terms of the virus changing and us changing the vaccine.”New cases in both Illinois and Chicago have gone down since May, when a prior strain of omicron caused a spike in infections, but doctors note that the prolific use of at-home tests means official case numbers are likely undercounted.
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