We were really lucky in Australia, and didn't have a widespread outbreak (beyond Melbourne and Sydney) until after vaccines arrived. I've had three vaccine doses (need to sort out this year's booster) but never caught COVID (I'm also meticulously careful with mask-wearing and hand washing).
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#22There are people who've only caught covid once? Everybody I know's had it multiple times.
Zero times here (: I make all of my own meals and always wear a mask out. I interact with old people so there's no room for me to act like a child about health anymore. I can't really fault the people who are vaxxed and choose not to mask up anymore. So many people are refusing vaccinations that we will never see the end of this disease.
I find people taking this strategy interesting, especially as we approach the 3 year mark. Do you plan on doing this forever? Is there something you expect to change that would lower your/the risk thus allowing you to live a more normal social life? ("Normal" for lack of better word)
For context, I've been back in the office for more than a year at this point (haven't worn a mask in a year either). I'm pretty sure people come to work sick like they always did and don't even get a covid test most of the time any more. It feels kind of like flu/colds were prior to Covid; where it's an honor rule with no benefit of being honest and staying home when sick. I'm pretty indifferent towards people still taking the extra measures (your choice) but it does seem like an inconvenience with no end in sight (IMO).
Edit: They added more context to their comment after mine. "Zero times here (: I make all of my own meals and always wear a mask out." is all there was previously. I can't comment so maybe I got flagged. No ill intention, you do you and I'm sure you have reasons that are none of my business but we're here to talk. I'm mostly just curious because I see this a lot online and it seems like there's a whole class of people that intend to just be hermits forever now (my assumption) and it intrigues me on why you'd just give in to it like that; unless you already had hermit tendencies or some increased risk factors.
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#23There are people who've only caught covid once? Everybody I know's had it multiple times.
I've only had it once, and I had it this year.
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#24There are people who've only caught covid once? Everybody I know's had it multiple times.
Haven't had it even once. I'm vaxed (original 2 doses of Pfizer) but not boosted. I still mask when I'm indoors (outside of home). Don't go out a lot, avoid crowded indoor venues, WFH, still kind of cautious.
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#25We were SUPER careful until recently. Then we sent our kids back to school in September w/ no masks, and caught it within a month.
We got the newest boosters two weeks before testing positive. Le sigh.
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#26I think I got it early to mid February 2020 when testing wasn't widely available. There wasn't a lot of news about COVID at the time and I caught something that wasn't the flu (tested negative) and hit me like a ton of bricks. I was having a hard time breathing, even when taking Mucinex. It wasn't bad enough to go to the hospital so I stuck it out at home. I managed the other symptoms well with Tylenol and Advil. I'm personally convinced that I caught it way earlier than most but its purely anecdotal.
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#27Back in mid March 2020 I flew back from USA to Finland and had symptoms starting next day, but the official policy was only to test those with severe symptoms so I never got confirmation.
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#28My family and I have been supremely careful Mar 2020. I read a lot of the research and preprints and am concerned about long term system impacts of repeat infections. Despite huge numbers of precautions, we all finally caught it about ten days ago. Still positive, still coughing, still tired. We can lower risk, but it seems that no level of caution is truly enough, given that others don't care. I'm really not sure wh…
> I'm really not sure what to do – we don't want to keep getting it, but we really want some sense of social life back.
Why bother doing anything different? Are you at specific risk or is this just general fear of some catastrophic outcome? Were you equally fearful of the common flu prior to covid?
> My wife and I keep wondering / looking if there's anywhere in the world where people by and large take this infection seriously.
Considering the overwhelming evidence that it's not statistically an issue for the vast majority of otherwise healthy people, and even more so if you factor in vaccination, what does it mean to "take this infection seriously"? Do you expect the world to wear N95 masks 24/7 and stop hugging each other just to assuage your personal fears?
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#29No post body was provided.
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#30Had it before vaccines were widely available. Currently have both doses but no boosters. (Not opposed but after the exhaustion from the first 2 I am only willing to take it on a friday afternoon and never remember.)
Symptoms were mostly mild. Fever, crazy exhaustion and a cough for a few weeks. My dad who caught it at the same time died from it.
Was never able to work from home and people unmasked as soon as they could here in Arkansas.