Poll: Covid (as of December 2022)

[Ernie]

I thought it might be interesting to see how everybody is doing with Covid.
I've had it for the last four days and am still feeling quite miserable.
This is the first that I've contracted it that I am aware of.

[Ken]

I've had all my recommended vaccinations and boosters.

I caught a very minor case last February when my daughter brought it home from school. Mild symptoms lasted about 1-2 days and was gone. I knew it was COVID because I did a home test to verify.

That is the only time I have had it that I am aware of. I work in public schools so get lots of exposure to hundreds of students daily. Which is why I'm vigilant about keeping up my boosters.

Only one death in my extended family that I am aware of. The father-in-law of one of my cousins died of COVID in Michigan back in early 2021 if I recall. No idea if he was vaccinated or not. It was all kind of hush hush.

[Soloist]

I got it once, lab authenticated exposed to active work place infection a year later, multiple others got it and I remained free of it. Lab tested immunity around same time. Still against all vaccines due to fetal cell connections.

[justme]

tested positive once, dry cough, fatigue, loss of taste and smell, nov 2020. mostly the taste and smell is back, but there is still some distortion. but certainly much much better than at one time.
2 dose vaccinations for work. no boosters.

one episode of head congestion within the past 2 months. i blame it because i was lax in taking my vitamin c and vitamin d. barring unforeseen circumstances, that won't happen again.

otherwise, i've been much luckier than some of those around me.

[barnhart]

I have been blessed with unusually good health, I haven't had any flu symptoms since before 2020.

[Ernie]

I find it interesting that 8 people (out of about 20 poll participants) are not aware that they have had Covid yet.

People were telling me prior to this past week that I am sort of a rarity in that that I had not gotten it yet.

[steve-in-kville]

I'm sure I had it late in 2019 before anyone knew what it really was. My workplace quarantined me twice, but I tested negative, just had flu-like symptoms. I was never vaccinated.

[Karstan78]

I find it interesting that 8 people (out of about 20 poll participants) are not aware that they have had Covid yet.

People were telling me prior to this past week that I am sort of a rarity in that that I had not gotten it yet.

This is interesting, have you had an antibody test? Some people I knew were sure they had never contracted Covid, but they took an antibody test and behold! they had antibodies present. They are very anti-vax too so no antibodies from a vaccine. Somewhere along the line they must have had the virus, just no symptoms.

[Ernie]

This is interesting, have you had an antibody test?

I did an antibody test about a year ago and did not have antibodies.

[QuietlyListening]

Being one of those who is not aware if I have had covid yet. The only time I believe I could have had it was last January when I had cold symptoms and my husband had just gotten home from rehab after a serious fall. We were pretty much home bound and I could not leave him alone to go get tested. My husband and no one who visited us got sick. Did I have it? Haven't a clue- I'd just had my booster within the last 6 weeks.

My husband was tested numerous times at the hospital and before going to rehab and was always neg. My children who visited us were tested for work reasons never tested positive even after visiting us. So?????

But as we were isolated for obvious reasons I wasn't concerned and all knew when they came I had that cold which didn't last long and no after effects.