Why COVID testing is still a thing, even for vaccinated people

+ The booming ocean economy US Edition - Today's top story: I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for COVID-19? [View in browser]( US Edition | 4 June 2021 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair Two weeks ago I went to my first party since the pandemic started. It was a real party, with people and drinks and food and germs everywhere. Everyone was vaccinated – that was a requirement to get in – so I was confused and, frankly, mortified when I woke up two days later with a fever and sore throat. Even though it had been more than three weeks since my second vaccine dose, I wondered: Had I somehow caught COVID-19 and, if so, could I have spread it to everyone at the party? Lying in bed that Monday morning, I wondered whether I should get tested for the coronavirus, even though I was fully vaccinated. And that is exactly the question I asked Dr. Arif R. Sarwari, a professor of infectious diseases at West Virginia University. I ended up getting a COVID-19 test that day – it thankfully came back negative – and it turns out I did the right thing. [Dr. Sarwari explains why](. Also today: - [A unanimous Supreme Court ruling on tribal police authority]( - [Surveying gender identity in Pittsburgh’s teens]( - [Is crowdfunding changing the way Americans give?]( Daniel Merino Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast Today's newsletter supported by [MarketWatch]( Some people can still get sick after getting vaccinated for COVID-19. Dragana991/iStock via Getty Images Plus [I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for COVID-19?]( Arif R. Sarwari, West Virginia University Vaccinated people can still get infected with the coronavirus. So if you have symptoms of COVID-19, getting tested can protect others and help health officials keep an eye on the virus. 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