Dr Hilary Jones has revealed he had coronavirus over Christmas.
The healthcare expert appears regularly on ITV's Good Morning Britain and Lorraine to share the latest medical data and updates.
In his latest appearance, Dr Hilary shared details of his recent Covid battle and why he was glad to have had his booster vaccine.
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Speaking on Tuesday's Lorraine (January 4), Dr Hilary said his third jab made it feel as if he had 'a bad cold'.
Lorraine asked him: "You had it yourself?"
Dr Hilary said: "I did, yes, over Christmas.
"I tested positive so I think a lot of people are going to get this variant."
Lorraine said: "Yes, we are. You said that to me. Remember when I called you?
"Because Rosie had it, and Rosie's boyfriend James as well. So it came very close to us. You know, we still had a decent Christmas, it was fine, we made Christmas Day another day."
Dr Hilary said: "Sure, sure and I thank the lord I had three jabs.
"Because, you know, it certainly mitigated serious infection. To me, it was like a bad cold."
The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are:
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
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