Queen guitarist Brian May says he’s had a groundbreaking case of COVID-19 despite vaccines and a booster.

The rock legend discussed his experience with the coronavirus on his Instagram page and said that while he was improving, “the Beast is still in my body ”more than a week after testing positive.

The 74-year-old guitarist said he and his wife, Anita Dobson, caught COVID after attending a friend’s birthday lunch – despite three doses of the Pfizer vaccine, according to People. May said that before that he and Dobson had been “like a hermit” for 20 months.

May said he started to feel a little better on Sunday – seven days after catching the virus. He added that his immune system was “now winning the battle against the invader” and credited “the enormous help of three Pfizer jabs”.

“So DON’T be afraid – there is life after Covid! But be careful… you don’t want it, and neither do your family ”, he wrote in the caption.

On Monday he admitted he could have been “a little too optimistic “about his health, since his” dry wheezing cough “had returned and he kept falling asleep” not in a peaceful way, but in an “I can’t” way. keep your eyes open a second longer ”. “

Tuesday May – who holds a doctorate in astrophysics, admitted to being fascinated by the science surrounding the virus, and said reading her gave him reason to be optimistic that the omicron variant may be less deadly than the other variants.

The variant was first detected in the United States in early December, and health officials said it accounted for 73% of new COVID infections last week. While scientists are still studying the variant, preliminary data suggests that it may be more transmissible but cause less severe disease than previous variants.

“It seems (and it’s not my idea) that Omicron is very good at procreating quickly in our throats and sinuses but for some reason it’s not as good at invading our lungs. spreads quickly from person to person through our coughs and sputters – but does not threaten our lives by preventing us from breathing, ”May wrote in her caption.

He said if this is true then the virus could be on its way to being just another cold or flu germ to be treated seasonally.

“But it must be said that this whole pandemic has taught us a thing or two about reasonable behavior in the face of such invasive pathogens,” he said.

May has been promoting the benefits of immunization for months, and even called fellow rocker Eric Clapton in August for swearing not to perform where proof of vaccination is required.

“The anti-vaccines, I’m sorry, I think these are fruit cakes,” May said. “There is a lot of evidence to show that vaccination helps. ”