Chances are, over the past two years, you have woken up with a sore throat and a bad nose, and your first thought was: Is it allergies? Is it evidence? The disproportionate amount of stakes in each scenario is frustrating. A positive COVID-19 test will ruin your week and potentially affect anyone you've spent time with in person; a case of allergies likely just means some discomfort.
Either scenario is1-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-6556 60 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies according to the CDC. An estimated 81.5 million Americans have tested positive for COVID-19, with experts believing the true number is much higher.
This handy little comparison chart was created by the CDC to help you determine if what you are experiencing is seasonal allergies or a case of Covid-19.
According to the CDC, there are quite a few symptoms between allergies and covid that are similar. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it is possible to test positive for COVID, but it is not a guarantee. You don't have to cancel your weekend plans if you take a COVID test if you are experiencing these symptoms.
According to the CDC, there are four main symptoms that you won't experience with allergies, and they're: achy joints, body ache, and loss of taste or smell. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you can pawn it off as allergies. Prepare to hunker down by taking a COVID test.
One of the main symptoms of allergies that you won't experience with Covid is itchy or watery eyes. It would be beneficial to take a COVID test if you are experiencing that.
It can be beneficial to have a few COVID tests on hand at home. Every household in the United States can request up to eight free COVID tests from the U.S. government. You can request your share here.
The White House is requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of more at- home COVID-19 tests.
Beginning January 15, 2022, individuals with private health insurance coverage or covered by a group health plan who purchase an over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic test authorized, cleared, or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to have those test costs covered by their plan or insurance. Insurance companies and health plans are required to cover 8 free over-the-counter at-home tests per covered individual per month.
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