Almost 3 years into the pandemic, who hasn't had Covid? I finally joined the club this week.
Five days ago I was telling people I am one of the rare holdouts who has not yet contracted Covid. Then my nose started running like a faucet and yesterday I tested positive.
I got my sixth vaccine last week, maybe two weeks earlier would have prevented it. I will never know.
Copiously running nose, a little fuzzy brain and a slight headache. That’s it. I’m lucky.
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Malama pono (Hawaiian for “take good care”.)
I’ve only had it once. I was also lucky. My symptoms faded in 48 hours, and I have no lingering side effects.
Oh, ugh, sorry to hear this @Call_Me_Jay! Feel better indulge yourself. I think those of us who come later to the party are special!
Snack shamelessly, watch too much dumb TV and sleep and sleep!
I haven’t yet.
Being a socially isolated germaphobe, who got their 7th vaccination 4 weeks ago, probably helps.
I’ve had it twice and both times were awful even though I’m vaccinated. The second time I got it was two months after my last booster.
I had it at least once, maybe twice. Wasn’t too bad but it did interrupt some nice plans. Have gotten every vaccine they’ve offered.
@Call_Me_Jay Feel better soon!
I don’t think I have, never tested positive or for antibodies. But i got mulitple boosters and still work from home.
I have not had it either.
Have either of you tested for antibodies? Just curious.
After all my vaccinations . . . . antibodies are caused by vaccinations ! ! ! !
I believe vaccine antibodies are shortlived, thius the need for updates. Covid antibodies from having it last longer. I was just curious, wonder if insurance would cover it?
Never tested for antibodies. I did get my vaccine and boosters, but by all measures, I should have gotten COVID. Just based on how exposed I was on many occasions.
@Blackwater_Park Same. Same house taking care of mom twice, who died, and my husband. How could I not have? Its odd.
I think I owe it to being around crowds of people for years. I was a college student from about 1995–2011. I constantly got whatever was going around. At some point I just stopped getting colds as easily as I once did. Perhas I had a COVID like illness and had some immunity from that? Not sure. Could be genetics, could be the vaccine, could be luck ¯\(ツ)/¯
@Blackwater_Park I’m a country kid who swam in ponds, ran barefoot and likely ate dirt, so I’ll go with that. :)
I rarely have been sick as an adult at all. Maybe once every 5 years I get a good one.
I did that too, I used to come home covered in mud from playing in the creek.
I very rarely get a cold or anything…I attribute it to eating half of an earthworm when I was 2. :D I loved playing in the creek! Catching frogs and toads for pets, salamanders, the ones that are orange with dark dots I think the eastern salamander.
Have not had covid.
I got it a few weeks ago for the first time. Felt just like a cold, but took a covid test and it came back positive.
I haven’t had it as far as I know. I have taken all the vaccines offered and am due to get another Covid/flu jab next week.
FYI: This pandemic ended last May.
I’ve received 5 vaccinations for the disease and definitely haven’t gotten it.
The way that I look at this is if a person doesn’t get sick then there is no disease.
No harm. No foul.
@KNOWITALL I was just curious, wonder if insurance would cover it?
My insurance paid for my 6th dose last week. I think CVS/Walgreens/whatever will know if they can pass on the cost.
Neither my husband nor I have had covid. I still wear a mask in very crowded indoor situations that have lots of tourists or strangers.
Three weeks ago I had a cold for the first time since covid started, I tested like 6 times, two different brands, over 4 days, always negative. Typical mild cold. I’m pretty sure I know when I caught it, a bunch of people were shouting right into my face because music was loud and one of them seemed sick to me. So annoying. I tested a lot, because my husband was coming home the fourth day of me being sick, and a regular cold is usually not contagious by then. If it was covid coming up positive he might have waited another day.
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