Did You Get COVID Over the Holidays? , Here's What You Should Know.<br />Did the Omicron variant catch up with you during the holiday season this year?.<br />If so, you may have some questions. <br />Health experts have the answers:.<br />Should I Isolate? .<br />Health officials say you should follow <br />the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.<br />They base those guidelines on, now, two years of observations about what it means <br />to be contagious. , Dr. Graham Snyder, medical director at <br />University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, via CNN.<br />Experts say after ten days, if symptoms have improved and your fever has subsided, you are probably no longer contagious.<br />Am I Immune Now?.<br />Coronavirus infections provide a share of natural immunity, but health experts say <br />it isn't so simple.<br />We often talk about <br />immunity to this virus <br />as if it's a yes or no thing. , Dr. Myron Cohen, director of global health and infectious diseases at<br />UNC School of Medicine, via CNN.<br />You're either immune <br />or you're not. <br />But Mother Nature <br />rarely operates like that. , Dr. Myron Cohen, director of global health and infectious diseases at<br />UNC School of Medicine, via CNN.<br />Experts say while a COVID-19 infection does create a high viral load that combats future encounters with the virus, nothing is 100%.<br />I wouldn't rely on it<br />for 100% protection. , Dr. Graham Snyder, medical director at<br />University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, via CNN.<br />Unvaccinated <br />and Recovered, <br />Do I Still Need a Shot?.<br />Experts say vaccines offer a higher immune response in the case of Omicron than a natural response, though it's not totally clear why.<br />Continued COVID-19 research shows reinfection is more likely to occur in those with natural immunity, as opposed to those who had received a vaccine.<br />We encourage anybody...to still get vaccinated because vaccination helps the body prepare by making a more robust set of antibodies. , Dr. Graham Snyder, medical director at<br />University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, via CNN
