The 7 stages of COVID-19

For those vaccinated, infections rarely go beyond Stage 1.

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August 27, 2021 - 4:16 PM

A COVID-19 patient in an ICU in December. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

I’m a respiratory therapist. With the fourth wave of the pandemic in full swing, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, the trajectory of the patients I see, from admission to critical care, is all too familiar. When they’re vaccinated, their COVID-19 infections most likely end after Stage 1. If only that were the case for everyone.

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