People Say COVID Infections Are Worse This Year. Here's What Doctors Think.

Read this if you're worried about getting sicker than normal with COVID-19 right now.

Razor sore throat, fevers, chills. Some social media users are claiming that their current COVID-19 infections are more severe than previous COVID infections; some even claim it’s the worst they’ve ever felt.

This is alarming, given that COVID-19 cases remain high in many parts of the country. No one wants to hear that they may get sick with COVID — and with a more intense version at that.

But is that true? Are the current circulating COVID strains actually causing more severe illness across the board?

Here’s what doctors say:

The circulating COVID-19 variants are not making people sicker than previous variants.