A doctor has shared X-rays showing the difference between the lungs of a fully vaccinated who contracts COViD-19 and an vaccinated person.
Dr Ghassan Kamel, director of the Medical ICU at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri, has been treating thousands of people ill with the disease since the pandemic exploded in March 2020., reported KSDK.
The X-ray of the unvaccinated patient's lungs are almost completely white - showing they are filled with the virus, have intense scarring and there is a lack of air entering the organs.
But the scan of the vaccinated patient's lung show plenty of air flowing through and mostly free of the virus.
The X-ray of a vaccinated patient has a great deal of black space, showing they were able to inhale mostly amounts of oxygen (left). The unvaccinated COVID-19 patient's X-ray (right) looks almost completely white, indicating large amounts of the virus and intense scarring
Dr Ghassan Kamel (above), of St Louis, said the lungs of the unvaccinated patient likely show someone who needs intensive care such as mechanical ventilation
Coronavirus often leads to complications such as pneumonia, which occurs when the lungs fill with fluid and become inflamed.
As the air sacs fill with fluid, they are unable to take in as much oxygen, which leads to symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath.
Studies have also found damage to the epithelial cells, which line respiratory passages from the nose to the lungs, of coronavirus patients.
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