In broader terms, breakthrough COVID cases (i.e., infection you get post-vaccination) are relatively similar to what an infection would be for the unvaccinated person. However, there are quite a few differences, in terms of the symptoms an individual can get, and the time taken for recovery.

While an unvaccinated person is at a higher risk for contracting varied symptoms associated with lethal COVID-19 variants and develop presymptomatic illness, a person who has had the jabs, and ergo, has some level of immunity is ‘less’ likely to get an infection in the first place, and even if they do, develop a milder, manageable form of illness at best. Even with the variants, the antibodies generated via vaccine can prevent the virus from spreading to different organs, and avoid severe symptoms associated with the infection.

Having said that, here are two classic COVID-19 signs you are much less likely to spot with a breakthrough case, if you have been fully vaccinated :