Well...myself and another individual that hasn't gotten it after several exposures are playing with the idea of being some sort of super spreaders...
We have 25 year olds in hospital with 0micr0n. Thin people, fit people, young people, old people .. and everyone in between. Whilst most are over 50 and unhealthy, there are far too many who aren't. So much depends on your immunity profile at the time of infection. You could be very run-down, or very stressed, or have undiagnosed insulin resistance, or any one of a number of things which can put you at risk of more serious disease with this virus, but which would not put you at additional risk with other corona viruses.
I basically have multiple daily exposures when I go to work, and have had plenty of exposure outside work (like being in a closed car for 8 hours without masks, indoor social events seated next to positive cases, family members, etc etc) and haven't had it. We're either experiencing insane levels of dumb luck, have genetic immunity, or are super spreaders (actually we're not super spreaders ... that's not how this disease works).
Just as an example .. a colleague looked after her kids when they had it, and didn't wear a mask (figuring she may as well get it over and done with at the same time). They sneezed and coughed on her around the clock for a week, and she didn't get it. She's also had many exposures at work, still nothing. Another colleague has had a similar experience. The three of us are somewhat unique in the workplace, as C19 goes. It's unusual to find hospital staff who haven't had it.
When I was in the hospital during my C-19 experience, several of the staff members said they'd had it twice and definitely acted as if getting it was simply a given. I'm in decent health - well except for the fact that I'm 59 now - but it still wiped me out. It took about three months before I was back to normal. My first day back, it was all I could do to stay seated. We were short teachers to cover the other absences but they kept me off the rotation anyway as I was just barely able to cover my own class.
Thanks for sharing. It sounds like you were hit pretty hard and my sympathy goes out to you. Yes, my stepmother in her early 60s, a similar age, had it fairly badly. Even with antivirals she has had trouble shaking it off.
So I'm into day 9. Definitely over the hump, but it's been a little harder to shake than a cold. Kind of a two steps forward one step back thing. Erratic in its nature. Hopefully I'm okay to work by Monday.
Glad to hear you are on the mend! I got it during the first month - Feb 2020. I coughed so hard and so much I injured muscles. It took six weeks before I was over it. It was like you said, two steps forwards and one back. But we didn't even know it was here yet. I thought it was just a really bad flu. The muscle ache was the worst part of it. It was virtually intolerable! I pretty much lived in the tub with water as hot as I could stand it, for weeks. Just as I was getting better we learned it was here. I had it again about a year ago I think.. but not nearly as bad. It was just a few days and I was fine.
That sounds horrific and a close call. Glad more people are vaxxed and we only have omicron to deal with.
Yep! I'm vaxed and double boosted. Just got my second booster a couple of weeks ago. I figured that way I'll be at max immunity when the next round hits its peak.
Dang, I haven’t been keeping up with Covid down under lately. I just looked and your cases are fluctuating but deaths are trending up even when cases fluctuate.
I just returned from Malta and London. Hardly anyone in Malta wore masks and social distancing didn't appear to be a consideration. London was a bit more masked and distanced but more like 10% instead of 0%. Changing flights at de Gaulle was a joke. Signs everywhere mandating masks and many passengers wore them but most staff did not. I got the distinct impression that people in Europe were every bit as much done with this virus as we in the US are.
