What does a ‘mild-to-moderate’ breakthrough COVID case look like? - MLive.com

For months, doctors have been adamant that the clear majority of patients they see in need of medical care for COVID-19 have not gotten fully vaccinated prior to infection.

Not only are vaccinated individuals better protected against severe cases of COVID-19, health officials say they are more likely to develop “mild-to-moderate” symptoms if they are infected with coronavirus?

But what does COVID-19 typically look like in a breakthrough case.

Sullivan ran through a list of common symptoms in breakthrough cases, most of which are isolated in the upper-respiratory tract, like sneezing, nasal congestion, sinus pressure, headache, and runny nose.

What’s notably absent in most breakthrough cases, Sullivan added, is the symptoms that would indicate the virus has reached the lungs.

When health care workers do see breakthrough cases end up in hospital rooms, it’s typically because they have weakened immune systems due to age, medications or another condition that kept their bodies from having a strong initial response to the vaccine.

For those who become infected with coronavirus after being fully vaccinated, the CDC recommends isolating for 10 days, beginning from the start of your symptoms or when you had your test done -- whichever came first.

If your symptoms have improved and you don’t have a fever after 10 days, health officials say it’s OK to return to your normal routine without fear of being contagious.

In most cases, fully vaccinated individuals won’t need to seek medical care after developing COVID-19.

28, about 32,800 of the more than 5.26 million Michiganders who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have had breakthrough cases.