Submitted 9 months ago by jacktherippah@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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I hope you have a speedy recovery with no lingering effects!
Genuine question (honestly, I’m not trying to be a troll or start a fight): doesn’t it make anyone mad that things have gotten to the point where we can’t live our lives without constant reinfection?
I ask 'cause I’ve been trying to rationalize this question, and no one in my life is really talking/acknowledging COVID anymore, so I’m not really able to bring this up without being that guy who still cares about the pandemic.
Haha only 3? I think I’m up to 5 or 6 at this point. I have a very bad immune system. First time I got it(pre vaccine) I was terribly ill for almost a month. Thanks to the vaccines and boosters, in combo with paxlovid, I usually only have 2-3 days of actively bad symptoms and then another week of mild cold-like symptoms.
Stay safe. Just one bad case of long-covid will debilitate you for months or years, effectively destroying your life.
That sucks.
I hope you don’t catch it again. Things will be more tougher in the future as countries being pushed by businesses will downplay this more.
COVID hit me the second time at my companies christmas party. I almost forgot that it is not a regular flu and covid kindly reminded me of that. I was down and laying bed for a whole week with fever. Took me two weeks to feel almost back to normal. Got cough 2 to 3 weeks after I recovered. Still a weird illness with even more weird symptoms like skin rashes at fingers and toes. Get well soon.
enjoy your new gained immunity
Do you think it’s a third time lucky rule?
depends, if the virus gets bored of evolving this time round then yes
For most people covid isn’t that big a deal anymore, assuming you had all your vaccinations.
Not once here (officially)
I tested positive for the very first time on Thursday. Didn’t even think to test for a couple days of 103°F because of my good luck so far…
“picture of COVID test”
Hmm this IS mildly infuriating.
It’s the new common cold. Hopefully it continues to mutate to become less deadly to those most susceptible.
That sucks. I genuinely can’t fathom how I haven’t caught it yet. I got the vax right when it came out at the hospital/first responder time but with how much I travelled at the peak it’s amazing I’ve still avoided it. Every booster has kicked my ass so I really don’t think I had a silent case.
Always possible that you have had it and you are just asymptomatic.
I am triple vaxed, but the last one was like during the previous winter, wanted to get a booster this winter too, but got the covid in october, got a 39.5 C temp, sent me to the fucking floor for 2 days, I think you would notice if you got it, lol
I was a bit late on this booster because they were late getting it on base and then shifted all supplies overseas which made me go to local pharmacies which is a pain for active duty but I finally managed. I feel like I was higher risk at the beginning than now though, either way what I’ve been doing seems to have worked. Meanwhile my biochemist wife who works in pharma development is only a bit butthurt that she caught it before me despite absolutely being the subject matter expert and only going interacting with peers at work during the height of it.
Did you have your booster shot in the past six months?
At least it’s a clear test. Every test I’ve had, the result is an in distinct line you have to question
Where I live covid is not much of a thing right now and the influenza seems to have calmed down too (for now at least)
AA5B@lemmy.world 9 months ago
PSA: you can still get free rapidtests, and it can definitely be useful to know whether a cold is just a cold
In the US, www.covid.gov/tools-and-resources/…/tests
jacktherippah@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yeah I got tested (RT-PCR) at a clinic too. COVID 19 confirmed. The rapid at-home test got it right all three times.