What are the most important similarities and differences between flu and COVID-19? See the FAQs about flu and COVID. However, you are less likely to be contagious than if you had not been vaccinated.įor more information about the vaccination programme, go to the COVID-19 vaccination page. If you have been vaccinated, you can still become infected. Vaccination prevents you from becoming seriously ill from an infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It is not yet certain how long you will be protected, or how effective that protection is against different variants of the virus. Most people build up immunity to the virus after infection. People who become reinfected generally seem to become less seriously ill, but can still pass the virus to others. These symptoms may persist for several weeks after COVID-19, and could sometimes last for months. This is referred to as ‘Long COVID’ or ‘PASC’: Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2. Some people have long-term symptoms after a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
This depends, among other things, on whether they are healthy other than the coronavirus infection. People with COVID-19 who have been admitted to hospital generally need more time to recover. Some people only have cold symptoms and recover within a few days, but there have also been people who had persistent symptoms for a long time, extending many weeks.
The amount of time it takes to recover from COVID-19 can vary from person to person. You can consider using paracetamol to help with fever or muscle aches. Read more about what you should do if your self-test is positive. For more information, go to the page on pregnancy and COVID-19.ĭo you have mild symptoms, such as a nasal cold, runny nose, sneezing, sore throat, mild cough or elevated temperature (up to 38 degrees Celsius)? Then use a COVID-19 self-test right away. If you are pregnant, you could become very ill if you get COVID-19. This page also presents additional recommendations to prevent infection. A detailed description is provided on the RIVM page about COVID-19 risk groups. People who are older, have underlying health conditions, or have impaired immunity have an increased risk of becoming seriously ill, especially if they have not been vaccinated or had a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. This usually takes 3 to 6 days in very rare cases (1%) it can take more than 10 days. If you do infect someone, it takes 2 to 14 days for that person to develop any symptoms. Always use a self-test if you have symptoms. The risk that you will infect others is very small if you keep your distance from others, sneeze and cough into your elbow, use paper tissues and discard them after use, and stay home if you have symptoms. If you maintain distance from others and regularly wash your hands well, the chance that you will become infected by the droplets is very small. Other people could become infected if they inhale those droplets, or get them in their mouth, nose or eyes via their hands. This could also happen as a result of talking, sneezing and coughing. For example, if you shout, small droplets containing the virus could fly into the air from your nose and mouth. You can already infect others before developing symptoms yourself.
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COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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