Mildly Infuriating

I have been recovering from my 4th COVID infection. I've told people, it's not Pokemon, I've NOT gotta catch em all. Seems bad luck, my immune system, or shitty people I work around will continue to give it to me. 🫤

Thanks for sharing this!

#citystates

PSA - Rapid tests from the pharmacy are highly accurate at proving a positive, they are very inaccurate at proving a negative.

Meaning if it's positive, you're positive. If it's negative, you may still be positive.

When in doubt, get a PCR test.

No, it doesn't.

• The name is the same, but the virus is much weaker.
• We haven't found a way to eradicate it. I have more important things to worry about than something so futile.

Maybe you just got a case without symptoms

Unfortunately, due to the nature of COVID, the vaccines aren't fully effective at stopping infection. The virus is just too effective, and our immune system doesn't maintain the response required.

What they do is give the immune system a massive headstart. This vastly reduces the peak viral load. This both reduces the chances of it being dangerous, as well as reducing how infectious you are.bit doesn't always stop you getting reinfected however.

I’ve had it 3 times: I had the two vaccinations, one booster and this years annual booster, but I believe I missed one. I’ve generally had a strong immune system, but am definitely reaching an age where I can no longer just assume good health

1. First was worst. I realized it wasn’t a cold when I couldn’t smell the curry I was making. I ran a fever for a couple of days and was actively sick more than a week - that was before vaccinations existed
2. Second was just like a cold for several days. I believe I ran a brief fever from symptoms but missed it with the thermometer
3. Third was I think a day or two, caught on the flight back from seeing family this past Thanksgiving. The biggest problem was the test and trying to self-quarantine. It’s much harder when you don’t feel sick
4. My kids had it twice more, from school, but I avoided it despite keeping them home from school and being around them all day

While it continues to affect us, there really seems to be a progression where it’s less and less

I had it 4 times last season and twice this season. I got the initial 2 dose vaccine in early 2021 and a booster each November since then for a total of 5 shots. I think the boosters have helped me to not have terrible symptoms, a few times it’s been just a stuffy nose and loss of smell, maybe a low grade fever. I’ve only had two infections that I would consider bad and even then I’ve been nowhere near hospitalization or even doctor checkup.

3 time gang. I got my first round about a month prior to covid even being officially announced. 2nd and 3rd I was vaxxed and masked and everything, including my wife. I still don't know how I got #2 and #3. Luckily I haven't had it in about a year and a half, but working from home and being an introvert have helped.

I just want it has just random abilities that it decides to switch on and off depending on who it infects.

I didn't get any rashes or anything but on top of the standard flu-like symptoms I couldn't really remember things with any degree of reliability. And I found it very hard to think logically, I remember staring at my phone and I really could not work out for the life of me how to use it. I knew I should know how to use it but in the moment I couldn't work it out and I had to give up.

I got vaccinated too, like 3 times. The first time I got COVID was before the vaccine. Still got infected after but symptoms were more mild and recovery time was way faster. That first time without the vaccines were absolutely brutal.

Didn't work for me in 2022 😐

If you can see it at all you're positive.