Dr Coetzee has shared that one of the symptoms of the new variant is a headache.
She also informed the symptoms seem to be mild for many and the average person will recover after seven days.
However, this is not the case for unvaccinated patients as she noticed they experience the signs more intensely.
Speaking to the Sky News, she said: “Unvaccinated patients seem to experience the severity of the headache more intense than our vaccinated patients.”
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