COVID-19 vs. Seasonal Allergies: How can you tell the difference?

Spring allergy season is in full bloom here in South Mississippi as evidenced by all the yellow pollen likely coating your vehicle right now.

And being fully - vaccinated.

- - spring allergy season is in ful- bloom here in south mississippi- as evidenced by all the yellow- pollen likely coating your- vehicle right now, but did you- know allergy symptoms and - covid-19 symptoms have quite a- few similarities?

- how can you tell the difference- we put that question to a local- doctor who specializes- in allergy treatment.

- - mark murray, m.d., mississippi- asthma & allergy clinic:- "there's a lot of overlap, but covid-19 symptoms - tend to be more severe, also, - different from allergies, with- covid-19 symptoms - there is a lot more sense of- loss of taste and smell, which- you wouldn't expect with- - - allergies.

Fever would be a sig- of infection, including - covid-19, which you wouldn't- expect with allergies, and then- a lot of times, some worsening- respiratory - symptoms, worsening cough,- shortness of breath, which are- more common with- covid than they would be with - allergies."

Right now, tree pollen, such as- oak and pine, and some early- grasses are circulating out - there causing allergy - problems