Speaking of Wellness: What If You’re 65+ and Get a Breakthrough Infection?

This 3-step Covid-19 checklist will help you avoid severe symptoms and make you better sooner

By John Swartzberg, M.D., Chair, Wellness Letter Editorial Board

January 5, 2022

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A few weeks ago, I was talking with a friend who was in the throes of a breakthrough Covid-19 infection. He was pretty sick with a high fever and a lot of coughing and was also somewhat short of breath. He had checked in with his doctor, who told him that because he was vaccinated, […]
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