My parents are doctors so we took both doses in March. Last week my family tested +ve. All of them had mild symptoms. All of them are on the road to recovery. This is to tell you vaccine DOES NOT prevent infection. But it CAN SAVE LIVES. #GetVaccinated #VaccinationDrive

My grandparents also tested positive and have recovered as well. No fever since 2 days. They had yet to take the 2nd dose.

There are multiple things which have led to this outcome:

1. Vaccination. Our family of 5 had taken at least 1 dose of vaccine. And my parents and I being HCWs had taken both.

2. Early testing. The day one had fever the person got tested. Screened with RAT and then with RT PCR if RAT was -ve.

3. Symptomatic Rx. Maintaining hydration and appetite was key. As surprising as it may sound, this took precedence over any other medication.

4. Baseline Ix. Everyone sent a blood sample and CBC, C-RP, D Dimer were assessed the day they tested +ve.

5. Dealing with co morbidities. Leave this upto your physicians who treat your diabetes or hypertension. Since each member had one or more, we made sure that was dealt with too.

6. Monitoring. Regular monitoring of temperature and SpO2 was done. At least 4 times a day.

7. Just pure compliance. I won’t go into the specifics bc even in a family of 5, everyone has different clinical indications that only a treating physician should decide what works for you. But the msg is this: LISTEN to them. I know everyone took their medicines on time.

8. Reports were repeated at regular intervals, whenever it was deemed fit by the doctor.

But the most imp part of all is: not letting your guard down. I have returned to work, but since i never tested +ve nor developed symptoms, i continue to mask and take precautions.

And so does my family. They’re still on the road to recovery and everyone’s still on guard. And they will continue to take precautions and mask even after they’ve all fully recovered.

Fin/