Most Common Signs You Have Breakthrough COVID

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Amid coronavirus pandemic, acute viral infections have become a source of major health concern. While
earlier, symptoms like fever, sore throat and a runny nose would have either meant a regular cold, flu or a
seasonal allergy, recent findings suggest that these are the classic symptoms of coronavirus in people who
have received their COVID vaccines.
Breakthrough infections have surged in recent times. Lax in precautions and emergence of new variants
like the Delta are some of the contributing factors. So while getting yourself vaccinated is very important,
there is a high possibility that you contract the virus and develop mild symptoms.
What is a breakthrough COVID
infection?
contracts a virus even after being fully vaccinated
against it. He or she either remains asymptomatic
or develops mild to moderate symptoms. However,
in certain cases the individual may succumb to the
virus, but it is only a rare occurrence.
Hair loss
the more surprising effects of COVID-19 since the
earlier days of the pandemic. However, less than one
percent of people with breakthrough infections
reported unusual hair loss as a symptom.
Blisters on feet
spring—particularly among children and teens—but
it's seemingly even less common with a breakthrough
infection. Just under one percent of respondents in
the Zoe study reported experiencing "red [or] purple
sores or blisters" on their feet, including their toes.
Red welts on face or lips
Some symptoms may be easy to miss, but others
can literally stare you right in the face. In the case
of the Zoe study, just 14 respondents said they
experienced "raised, red, itchy welts on the skin or
sudden swelling of the face or lips," accounting for
less than 2 percent of breakthrough COVID
patients.
Rash on arm or torso
It's not just a reaction on your feet and face that
can be a sign of a breakthrough COVID infection.
Nearly three percent of respondents in the study
reported a rash on their arms or torso as a
symptom.
coronavirus patients online from the Body Politic
COVID-19 Support Group did a survey to
determine the most common COVID symptoms
before vaccines were administered. Among the
640 COVID patients surveyed, 17.9 percent
experienced a skin rash.
Sensation of skin burning
different reaction that's just as uncomfortable.
Nearly six percent of respondents in the study
reported feeling "strange, unpleasant sensations in
your skin like 'pins & needles' or burning" after
becoming infected. In the 2020 survey of COVID
patients, 24 percent felt a similar tingling sensation
on the their skin.
If you suddenly notice an irregular heartbeat when
you're fully vaccinated, it could be a sign you've got a
breakthrough COVID infection, one more than 6
percent of patients reported in the Zoe study.
Still, that's far lower than the 36.2 percent of
patients in 2020, pre-vaccinations, who reported
experiencing tachycardia (or rapid heart beat), or
the 56.7 percent who had elevated pulses or heart
rates.
who are fully vaccinated, feelings of "confusion,
disorientation, or drowsiness" were reported by
nearly 7 percent of respondents. For comparison,
28.8 percent of respondents who had COVID
before they were vaccinated reported
experiencing hallucinations in the 2020 survey.
Abdominal pain
A stomachache can also be a sign of a breakthrough
COVID infection: Nine percent of respondents
reported feeling some kind of abdominal pain during
the course of their illness.
While it's not a one-to-one comparison, the 2020
survey grouped all gastrointestinal issues together,
and they found that a much higher rate of COVID
patients who were not vaccinated—74.6 percent—
had stomach problems.
an earache might be a red flag. According to the
Zoe study, nearly 10 percent of the fully vaccinated
people who tested positive for COVID listed an
earache as a symptom. That's about a third of the
32.8 percent who reported the symptom in the
2020 COVID survey.
Tinnitus
Notice a ringing in your ears? It could be a sign of
a breakthrough infection. One in ten fully
vaccinated respondents in the Zoe COVID study
reported tinnitus as a symptom.
Interestingly, tinnitus had previously been linked to
long COVID. A U.K. study from July 2020 surveyed
121 adults who had been hospitalized for severe
COVID, and 13 percent of them reported hearing
loss and/or tinnitus two months after being
discharged.
Diarrhea
also potentially be caused by COVID. In the case
of breakthrough infections, just over 10 percent
of respondents reported experiencing diarrhea
when they were sick.
specific stomach problem in the 2020 survey
since gastrointestinal issues were grouped
together, but this is certainly lower than the
nearly 75 percent of COVID patients who had
upset stomachs.
Typical hayfever
sniffle into a potential cause for concern, making life
especially stressful for people with a cold or those
who typically suffer from seasonal allergies. But an
increase in typical hayfever symptoms was also
found to be relatively common among those with
breakthrough infections in the Zoe study, with
nearly 11 percent reporting it.
The 2020 survey did not group cold-like symptoms
together, so it's not easy to compare, but 36.4
percent of COVID patients last year experienced
post-nasal trip, 39.5 percent had sinus pain, and 72.7
percent had a dry cough.
Nausea
since the earliest days of the pandemic, one of the
most common being nausea. Those who contracted
COVID after being vaccinated reported it 11 percent
of the time in the Zoe study. But the symptom was
cropping up much more pre-vaccinations: 52.2
percent of people in 2020 survey said they
experienced nausea.
Low mood
psychological and neurological effects that
contracting COVID-19 can have on people. In
the 2020 survey, 68.7 percent of COVID patients
were experiencing anxiety, and it appears that
these kinds of symptoms can affect people with
breakthrough infections, too. According to the
Zoe study, 11 percent of respondents reported
feeling especially "down, depressed, or hopeless"
during their illness.
Shortness of breath
most expected signs of COVID-19. When the
COVID patients surveyed their symptoms in the
spring of 2020, 85.3 percent reported shortness
of breath. In the case of breakthrough infections,
shortness of breath or difficulty breathing is still
an issue but less so, having been reported by just
11.5 percent of patients in the study.
Chest pain
symptoms to develop since they're associated with
major health incidents like heart attacks. But feeling
tightness in the area was also very common with
COVID early on. The 2020 survey found that 87.1
percent of patients had tightness in their chest.
According to the Zoe study, the symptom also
affects people with breakthrough infections but less
often, with nearly 12 percent of fully vaccinated
respondents reporting it during their bout with
COVID.
Having swollen glands can be a tell-tale sign that your
body is fighting something off. It was showing up
earlier in the pandemic (32.3 percent of COVID
patients in the 2020 survey reported it), and it still
appears to be cropping up with breakthrough
COVID infections—more than 12 percent of
respondents noted the symptom in the Zoe COVID
study.
Chills are a hallmark symptom of a severe cold or
the flu, and it was also a very common symptom
reported in the earlier days of the COVID
pandemic. In the 2020 survey, 76.2 percent of
patients said they had the chills.
Today, the symptom is still affecting people with
breakthrough infections of COVID-19, but at a
lower rate. Results found that just over 17 percent
of fully vaccinated respondents in the Zoe study
reported them.
Eye soreness
Eye issues were a rare symptom of COVID-19 in the
earlier stages of the pandemic: only 29.9 percent of
those surveyed in 2020 had eye strain, 11.8 percent
reported pink eye, and 26 percent experienced light
sensitivity. But it appears that breakthrough
infections are causing uncomfortable eye issues
relatively frequently. More than 17 percent of fully
vaccinated patients listed light sensitivity, excessive
tears, or conjunctivitis among their ailments.
Dizziness or lightheadedness
pandemic, 60.8 percent of COVID patients
reported feeling dizzy, according to the 2020
survey. But the new Zoe study found that only one
in five patients suffering a breakthrough infection
said they felt dizzy or lightheaded.
Hoarse voice
infection can be seen or felt; more than 20 percent
of people with breakthrough COVID in the Zoe
study noticed their voices becoming hoarse and
unusually gravelly. That was seemingly much less
common pre-vaccines, since the 2020 survey did
not count hoarsness among their top 51 most
common symptoms.
difficult to nail down. But anosmia—the medical
term for the loss of the ability to smell—has long
been considered one of the easiest ways to
distinguish the virus from other ailments.
Fever
the most common symptom associated with
COVID infections in fully vaccinated people,
reported by almost two in three respondents.
Interestingly, fevers have remained consistently
common throughout the pandemic, both pre- and
post-vaccines. In the 2020 survey, 72.4 percent
reported seeing elevated body temperatures as a
result of COVID.
Conclusion
As more people are vaccinated it’s important we keep up with regular lateral flow tests to detect the
increasing number of asymptomatic infections.
Sneezing a lot could be a potential sign that someone vaccinated has COVID-19 and, however mild,
should take a test and self-isolate to protect their friends, family and colleagues.
Whether you’ve had both COVID jabs or not, we all still need to be careful to follow the advice on
‘hands, face, space, fresh air’ to protect your own health as well as those around you in your family,
workplace and community.
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