The COVID-19 pandemic has been going on for a very long time and although it has slowed down from time to time, it doesn’t seem to have any intention of ending just yet. During all this time, many different trials were made about COVID and prevention methods, and the information was frequently changed and renewed. Here is the information that is no longer correct…
If you’ve had COVID, you’re safe
Initially, it was thought that if you got COVID, you were immune for at least a few months after your recovery. However, this is not the case for currently existing variants, and if you have had COVID before, you can get sick again. Fortunately, while it doesn’t provide complete immunity, it seems to help prevent you from contracting the disease too hard.
Wearing a mask only protects other people
Another changed piece of information was the belief that wearing a mask is to protect other people, not yourself. Masks were known to be good at stopping droplets from our mouths and noses, but we weren’t sure how successful they were at stopping droplets from other people. The investigations showed that they were quite successful in this regard as well. In short, wearing a mask not only protects other people from you, it also protects you from other people.
How long should social distance be?
The distance of 1.5 or 2 meters is actually not a very special number. This distance was chosen as an appropriate amount, as the best way to minimize the spread of the disease in general is to stay away from people. So even if you stay 2 meters away, you can catch COVID.
If you get vaccinated you won’t get sick
Another issue that has changed is the level of defense we expect from vaccines. When initially authorized for COVID-19 vaccines, only data were available for their effects against serious or symptomatic disease, and it was not known whether they prevented people from carrying the virus. After a while, there were signs that vaccines prevented people from getting sick, even asymptomatically. But with the growing belief that vaccines are working well and other measures being relaxed, the development and evolution of the disease has continued, and now it’s possible to get sick even if you’re fully vaccinated.
Vaccines do not prevent us from contracting the virus, but they do help prevent us from contracting a serious illness. So, although our expectations from vaccines and booster vaccines have changed, they still have a very important place for our health. However, it is useful not to underestimate other measures.
17753
