NBC’s Health Reporter Bendix on Why It’s Becoming Harder to Detect Covid: The Loss of Taste and Smell Are Not Seen in Huge Numbers Anymore

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BENDIX: “Yeah. So now we are seeing more milder symptoms that are commonly associate with other respiratory viruses and things like sore throat, congestion, some sneezing. A small number of patients report had a chills, a post, nasal drip, muscle aches but, like you mentioned those early in the pandemic, symptoms, the loss of taste or smell the dry coughing shortness of breath, we’re really not seeing those in huge numbers anymore. So what or doctor saying is different about the virus. Now I mean the virus itself hasn’t really changed since late 20 20 one. It’s still on crime. We are seeing various sub variants mutations and is important for scientists to pay attention to those. But from our perspective, what’s really changing is our immunity. We have hybrid immunity now most of us do from either vaccination natural infection, or both that’s really protecting us and leading to a mild illness. Now, of course, that community can wayne so critically for an older adult, you should get the update booster shot this ball, just to make sure you top off that protection”