University of Minnesota Infectious Disease expert Dr. Michael Osterholm says we're in the best shape we've been in for COVID infections in several years.
While case numbers are low right now, Osterholm tells WCCO's Chad Hartman it remains to be seen how waning immunity from the vaccine will impact things.
"The number of people who were infected two years ago, or three years ago, vaccinated for the last time a year and a half or two years ago, their protection has worn off over time," Osterholm says. "So we have to understand, what does that mean? Are these people at risk of getting serious illness? We don't know that."
Osterholm says they also haven't been able to fully determine why COVID hits some people harder than others.
"Clearly, we are in a battle between the human immune response and how capable you are of getting infected with this virus, and the virus itself," Osterholm explains. "For example, a fair amount of Long COVID likely is an over-vigorous response from your immune system."
Osterholm himself is finally feeling better after a long bout with the disease that he says wiped out his energy and affected his memory.
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