Some think that because they're vaccinated, they'd rather contract the coronavirus in order to "boost immunity" — they'll just have "mild" symptoms, right? Wrong. There's no guarantee COVID-19 won't turn into something severe. Plus, what about the long-term health impact and those they could potentially infect, including children and the immunocompromised? Read on for why seeking out the virus is bad and what you need to know about the seriousness of the omicron variant.
CNN — The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at my dinner table. “Why not just get Omicron and get it over with? It’s mild, right? And it can boost immunity?” The fully vaccinated, boosted, well-educated friend who …
Dr. Jessica Kiss, a family medicine doctor in Southern California, has answered countless questions about COVID-19 under her TikTok handle @AskDrMom during the pandemic. But one of the most surprising came on Jan. 3, which also happened to be a record-breaking day for new U.S. cases: “Should you …
A fast-spreading Omicron variant that causes milder illness compared with previous versions of the coronavirus has fueled the view that COVID-19 poses less of a risk than in the past.
Millions of people are testing positive with COVID-19 in the U.S. each week and the FDA warns that most Americans will get the virus at some point. With growing evidence that the omicron variant likely causes milder disease, some people may be thinking: Why not encourage omicron to infect us so we …
You will regret it. The Late Show host Stephen Colbert has shared a little pandemic advice, urging people not to go out and deliberately catch COVID-19. Because apparently some people think that's a good idea. "It seems ridiculous to purposefully catch COVID, but according to one doctor, the idea of …
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