As people with mild COVID cases start to feel better and come out of quarantines, many are wondering what omicron immunity actually means? FOX 9 spoke with two doctors who offered advice.
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NOW. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY WITH COVID. SO WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO OR NOT DO AFTER THEY’VE RECOVERED EASILY? A. BEANO SPOKE WITH A COUPLE LOCAL DOCTORS ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW AND DON’T KNOW ABOUT OMICRON IMMUNITY AND WHETHER THOSE WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM COVID CAN GET BACK TO DOING SOME OF THE THINGS THEY LIKE TO DO. HE HAS TO BE CLEAR. WE SPOKE WITH THESE EXPERTS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT THEY SAY IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES THEY ARE TREATING RIGHT NOW. TYPICAL IMMUNE SYSTEMS MILD SYMPTOMS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE VACCINATED AND BOOSTED AND WHAT IMMUNITY MEANS WHEN THERE’S NOT MUCH DATA ABOUT OMICRON YET WAITING FOR THINGS TO END WOULD WOULD BE KIND OF THE THEME OF THE PAST. AND THE THEME OF CURRENT IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIVING WITH GIFTS, CHATTED WITH US DURING HER FAMILY TRIP TO FLORIDA DOCTOR MADELEINE GAGAN OF GILLETTE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL TOOK HER SEVEN YEAR OLD TWINS ALONG TO THE SUNSHINE STATE NOW THAT THEY ARE FULLY VACCINATED, AND BECAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS WHENEVER ASKED TO PICK MITIGATION, A PART OF OUR LIFESTYLE. BUT CONTINUE TO GO ON AND DO THE THINGS THAT WE’VE ALWAYS ENJOYED DOING. SHE RECOMMENDS THOSE RECOVERING FROM THE CURRENT COVID SURGE TO ALSO CONTINUE MITIGATION STRATEGIES SUCH AS MASKING IN LARGE INDOOR SPACES AND KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST VACCINES AVAILABLE TO THEIR AGE GROUP. SHE ALSO POINTS OUT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FULLY RECOVERED FROM COVID CITY. SEE COMMUNITY GUIDELINES INDICATE QUARANTINE ISN’T NEEDED FOR 90 DAYS UNLESS SYMPTOMS DEVELOP. IF THAT HAPPENS, YOU ARE ASKED TO AGAIN ISOLATE AND TEST SO THAT MEANS THAT FAMILIES WHO’VE RECENTLY TESTED POSITIVE ARE KIND OF TREATED SIMILAR AS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTED, WHICH ALLOWS THEIR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY WHO WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO HAVE MORE MOBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU’RE ALSO VACCINATED, AND PARTICULARLY IF YOU’RE ALSO BOOSTED AND YOU’VE GOT A BREAKTHROUGH INFECTION. YOU’RE ABOUT THE SAFEST PERSON THERE IS. DR DAVID HILDEN HADN’T BEEN HEALTHCARE SAYS NATURAL IMMUNITY POST. COVID ISN’T TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH YET TELLS HIS PATIENTS TO KEEP IN MIND, ESPECIALLY WITH OMICRON. IT’S NOT CLEAR HOW LONG PROTECTIONS LAST FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SHIED AWAY FROM THINGS RANGING FROM SPORTING EVENTS. INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AIR TRAVEL BOTH DOCTORS WE TALKED TO SAY THERE WILL LIKELY FOREVER BE SOME LEVEL OF RISK YET THE 1ST 90 DAYS FOLLOWING COVID RECOVERY, THE RISK LEVEL IS SOMEWHAT REDUCED. I WOULD START TO GO BACK TOWARDS NORMAL ACTIVITIES. BUT IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN, I WOULD TAKE JUST BE A LITTLE EXTRA CAREFUL AND WEAR YOUR MASKS AND KEEP YOUR DISTANCE FROM OTHERS. IF YOU CAN. HOLDING ADDS HE STRONGLY ENCOURAGES EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF CURRENT VACCINE, OR COVID STATUS TO UPGRADE TO HIGHER QUALITY MASK, DISCOURAGING THOSE FABRIC MASKS AND OPTING INSTEAD. PATHETIC ALS OR K AND N