Writing about what I learned from being infected with the Omicron variant

On January 24, 2022, I was infected with the Omicron variant. There was a lot I didn't know, so I thought I'd write about what I learned.

Please note that this is based on my personal experience, and I don't know if it's generally applicable.

Conclusion

• The Omicron variant is indeed highly contagious
  • (Infected) Me
    • Received 2 doses of vaccine
    • Full remote work
    • No underlying diseases
    • Thorough hand washing and mask wearing
    • No dining out
  • Impressions
    • Whether you get infected or not seems to depend a lot on luck.
    • I thought it was important to take measures to prevent infection with the coronavirus (such as the Delta variant), but with Omicron, I think it's also important to prepare for after infection.
• The throat (pharynx) is extremely painful
  • One of the characteristics of the Omicron variant
  • Impressions
    • Swallowing saliva causes pain.
      • Especially at night, it becomes excruciating.
      • To avoid swallowing, I accumulate saliva or discard it with a tissue. (Put the tissue in a bag and close it properly)
    • It's important to keep your throat moist
      • Masks and throat lozenges are important.
• Symptoms are similar to those of influenza
  • Symptoms
    • Throat pain, high fever
    • No other symptoms (no loss of taste or smell)
  • No severe symptoms
  • Impressions
    • High fever can be adequately treated with medicine (Kakkonto, Calonal) prescribed at the clinic.
    • Thank you, Calonal.

Timeline of health changes

My fever has returned to normal, but my throat is still not healed.

In conclusion

I still haven't received a call from the health center. The number of infections is increasing day by day, and the health center must be quite busy... Thank you for your hard work.

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