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Unless Mr. Kinsey is at high risk for his age, I wonder why he thinks he had any better outcome being vaccinated that he would without being vaccinated.
They're called mild cases. But people with breakthrough covid can still feel pretty sick.
Fenit Nirappil
Tue, August 31, 2021, 4:57 PM·9 min read
Andrew Kinsey knew that even after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, there was a chance he could still fall ill with covid-19.
He just never expected to feel this lousy from a case doctors call mild.
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For nearly a week, Kinsey felt like he had been "run over by a truck." He struggled to walk a few steps and to stay awake through episodes of the TV show "Doomsday Preppers." He returned to work last Monday as a corporate litigator but needs midday naps.
"The vaccine appears to have worked to protect my lungs, so that kept me from having life-threatening symptoms, but at the same time, a so-called mild course can be . . . sort of the sickest I've ever been in my life," said Kinsey, who is 38 and lives with his wife and three children in Pennsylvania. "It's important for people to know that what they picture in their head of a bad cold isn't necessarily what will actually happen even if they get a mild course."...
They're called mild cases. But people with breakthrough covid can still feel pretty sick.
Fenit Nirappil
Tue, August 31, 2021, 4:57 PM·9 min read
Andrew Kinsey knew that even after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, there was a chance he could still fall ill with covid-19.
He just never expected to feel this lousy from a case doctors call mild.
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.
For nearly a week, Kinsey felt like he had been "run over by a truck." He struggled to walk a few steps and to stay awake through episodes of the TV show "Doomsday Preppers." He returned to work last Monday as a corporate litigator but needs midday naps.
"The vaccine appears to have worked to protect my lungs, so that kept me from having life-threatening symptoms, but at the same time, a so-called mild course can be . . . sort of the sickest I've ever been in my life," said Kinsey, who is 38 and lives with his wife and three children in Pennsylvania. "It's important for people to know that what they picture in their head of a bad cold isn't necessarily what will actually happen even if they get a mild course."...
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