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AUSTIN (KXAN) – Fully Vaccinated with a Positive Diagnosis of COVID-19: That’s the story of 333 people in Travis County since the beginning of the year.
These are the “breakthrough cases,” but it is only a small fraction of the more than 670,000 people in the county who are fully vaccinated.
Jenny Perez tested positive for COVID-19 last month after being fully vaccinated. This is her second battle with the virus. She originally contracted COVID-19 in January, so she was tested immediately when she had known symptoms.
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“The second time, I had a fever and that body ache and difficulty breathing was by far the worst symptom I had to deal with,” explained Perez.
After contracting coronavirus once, she was very careful in public, especially to protect her young son, who tested negative. Perez said this time she hadn’t lost any taste or smell and the virus went away earlier.
“The first time it took me about a month to test negative. The second time it was within a week, ”said Perez.
She was surprised to learn of her diagnosis, as was Regina Pompa, whose fully vaccinated husband was diagnosed with COVID-19 last week. She said he went to the emergency room for an unrelated illness and tested positive for COVID-19. He started experiencing mild symptoms three days earlier.
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“He complained of a sore throat, cough, headache and runny nose,” said Pompa.
Fortunately, Pompa tested negative for the virus. She said her husband has a mild case that feels like allergies or a summer cold.
Doctors see fewer or no symptoms in breakthrough cases.
“Many of the cases we are raising actually involve people with no symptoms being tested for things like traveling or going to camp or the like,” said Manish Naik, MD, Austin chief medical officer. Regional clinic. “And others have mild or cold-like symptoms. There are occasional cases when people get sick more often, even when fully vaccinated. But they are unusual and much rarer. “
Naik said people with COVID-19-like symptoms should get tested so they don’t pass the virus on to others, especially those who aren’t vaccinated or people with suppressed immune systems. We asked the doctor if and why certain people are more prone to breakthrough cases than others.
“I think there are many factors that play a role in whether someone gets a breakthrough infection,” said Naik. “For anyone who is more susceptible to COVID, we know this is related to your age and underlying health conditions, and how well your immune system is working.”
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He said any condition or drug that suppresses the functioning of your immune system can affect your ability to contract the coronavirus.
Dr. Naik, Pompa and Perez all emphasized the same message on Wednesday: get the vaccine and get tested whether you have symptoms, vaccinated or not.
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