Triple-vaccinated people who are getting Covid are reporting four main symptoms, according to researchers at Imperial College London. The data, collected as part of the Real-Time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study, questioned the experiences of 17,000 of people – vaccinated and unvaccinated – who tested positive for Covid between May 2020 and March 2022. The study showed that four “cold-like” symptoms affecting them included sneezing and a hoarse voice.
Researchers found that, with every variant, the proportion of people reporting any symptoms has increased. According to a report in the Express, it was found that over 5,000 vaccinated people who were infected with recent strains of Covid suffered symptoms that affected their day-to-day lives.
The study said: “In a subgroup of 5,598 double- and triple-vaccinated swab-positive individuals with [Omicron] BA.1 or BA.2, those infected with BA.2 were 54% more likely to report symptoms that interfered with their ability to carry out day-to-day activities ‘a lot’.” People in this group reported four specific symptoms: runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, and hoarse voice. BA.1 was the first Omicron variant that appeared around November 2021 in South Africa.
