People who had Covid and are later reinfected with the omicron variant may experience fewer symptoms than they did during their initial bout with the virus, a small study from the CDC suggests.
None of the five reinfected people reported a loss of taste or smell while infected with omicron, even though four of them did report those symptoms during their first infection. Two people reinfected with omicron reported fever, compared to four reports of fever from the initial infections.
The one person without a previously documented infection, who was unvaccinated, experienced cough, joint pain, congestion, fever and chills, according to the report.out of the United Kingdom found that people who were infected with the omicron variant in November and December were about two-thirds less likely to be hospitalized, compared with the delta variant.
The CDC report also found that the incubation period for the omicron variant — that is, the amount of time from when a person is infected to when symptoms begin — appears to be shorter than previous strains: approximately three days versus four days or more.
The CDC study adds to growing evidence that the new variant may be less likely to cause severe disease, particularly in those who have already been infected. The new variant continues to spread rapidly in the United States, making up about 58 percent of all new Covid cases for the week ending Dec. 25, according toFederal health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's chief medical adviser, have warned the new strain could lead to a
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