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Poll: Have You Caught Covid?

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Re: Poll: Have You Caught Covid?

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Post by bloppe »

whimsicalism wrote: post #46
koolba wrote: post #28

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> 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…

Early in the pandemic, covid was much worse than the common flu.

Part of the reason covid was so confusing is that the outcomes are extremely variable. Even among the earliest infections, many people were completely asymptomatic. Also, some young, healthy people end up dying from it. It's hard for a lot of people to understand that kind of risk.

I've tested possible on 2 occasions now, pre- and post-vax, and can confidently say I'm much more concerned about flu than covid (for me).

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Post by csharpminor »

Had it, felt completely exhausted for 3+ weeks. Standing for more than a few minutes was hard. Recovery was very gradual.

Afterwards I developed a strong abnormal heart rhythm (PVCs). I had had these previously, but the ones post-COVID were really intense. They were on and off for a few weeks accompanied by acute fatigue.

If you're an athlete / active person pay attention to your heart after infection. I gradually ramped back up to high intensity activities.

Re: Poll: Have You Caught Covid?

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Post by whimsicalism »

pessimizer wrote: post #58
whimsicalism wrote: post #46

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Early in the pandemic, covid was much worse than the common flu.

For the old. For the not-old, it was a lot like the common flu, and for the very young, it was much milder. For nursing home residents (the old who are pretty bad off) it was like a coin-flip death sentence.

For the not old, the death and morbidity rates were still higher than the common flu. Only for young children was it less bad than the flu.

Re: Poll: Have You Caught Covid?

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Post by ahartmetz »

Got it in summer 2022. The worst things were rapidly changing fever (temperature between 37° and 40°C) for two days and loss of smell for a couple of weeks when I felt otherwise healthy again. No fatigue or memory trouble worse or longer than a medium cold AFAICT, luckier than some people I know. Three shots of Moderna at the time, recently got a Pfizer omicron booster. The latter won't help for long, but I'll meet vulnerable older family members over the holidays, so...

Re: Poll: Have You Caught Covid?

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Post by terran57 »

We live in NYC. Beginning of 2020, my partner and I entertained a friend who flew in from France. Shortly afterwards, we both got sick with what was the most persistent "flu" that we ever had (lasting 3 weeks or so). No tests available, so no confirmation if it was Covid.

Re: Poll: Have You Caught Covid?

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Post by pessimizer »

_dain_ wrote: post #68
pessimizer wrote: post #65

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> Considering the overwhelming evidence that it's not statistically an issue for the vast majority of otherwise healthy people Don't be an overdebunker. We have no long term knowledge because covid hasn't existed over the long term. Its love of eating brains and what seems like an ability to stick around in the nervous system indefinitely for some people like herpes or chicken pox are worrying. Especially for people…

>We have no long term knowledge because covid hasn't existed over the long term. and neither have the vaccines

Since you trust the long-term safety of the vaccines 100%, I guess it's reasonable to trust long-term predictions of the effects of covid 100% for you then.

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Post by [deleted] »

TylerE wrote: post #38
idlewords wrote: post #20

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Plenty of people who got the covid were taking similar precautions. It's pretty infectious!

Not in my case. Been using the best masks I can get my hands on (KN95 from late summer 2020, switching to N95 last spring when those started to become available. Surgical and cloth masks have basically been cosplay since at least delta.

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Post by [deleted] »

thinkmcfly wrote: post #6
anarchogeek wrote: post #5

There 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.

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Post by ggreer »

thinkmcfly wrote: post #6
anarchogeek wrote: post #5

There 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.

It seems to be luck more than anything. After I got vaccinated in April of 2021, I've just lived life normally: Going bowling with friends, going to bars, etc. I only wore a mask if someone ordered me to. I still haven't gotten covid. Meanwhile one of my friends has been living like a hermit since March of 2020 and he got covid the one time he left his house. He was outdoors and wearing an N95 mask.
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