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I hate to say it, but I’m actually jealous of people who have gone through and recovered from COVID-19. You can enter normal life again, you don’t need to have

I hate to say it, but I’m actually jealous of people who have gone through and recovered from COVID-19. You can enter normal life again, you don’t need to have the fear, the rest of us are simply waiting because the chances of us getting it at some point is very high. I actually wonder if some controlled exposure might be a good thing, I can get it and (statistically) recover from it at a place away from my family, and then come back and be the one that does everything for everybody.

seanmcdirmid 7y ago
It isn't clear yet that someone who gets COVID-19 can't get it again. In this case, fear comes from not knowing much about the virus yet: https://health.usnews.com/conditions/articles/if-i-get-coronavirus-can-i-get-it-again https://health.usnews.com/conditions/articles/if-i-get-coron... > Not every virus functions the same way, though, and extensive research into whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 generates enough antibodies to impart a durable immune response is unclear. But there’s plenty of reason to hope that a vaccine can be developed, and, in fact, clinical trials have already started. > For one, it appears that some people who get COVID-19 may not develop antibodies to the virus. Additionally, there are still many other uncertainties related to the body's immune response to this particular pathogen. And long term: > For example, is this virus going to behave more like the flu, which changes each year and thus requires a different vaccine formulation each year? Or is it going to be more like tetanus, which is a more stable virus. The tetanus vaccine typically covers you for about 10 years at a stretch.
- sabujp 7y ago
  https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-coronavirus-isnt-mutating-quickly-suggesting-a-vaccine-would-offer-lasting-protection/2020/03/24/406522d6-6dfd-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-coronavirus-isnt-m...
pengaru 7y ago
> I hate to say it, but I’m actually jealous of people who have gone through and recovered from COVID-19. You can enter normal life again, you don’t need to have the fear, the rest of us are simply waiting because the chances of us getting it at some point is very high. Even if you have antibodies it's not going to be normal a life. There will still be social distancing expected and enforced, capacity limits at stores, many businesses closed, and you still need to exercise caution to not spread it unnecessarily just like everyone else.
- Marsymars 7y ago
  Being able to visit friends and family is a hell of a step up over having zero face-to-face interactions with any other humans though.
  - pengaru 7y ago
    > Being able to visit friends and family is a hell of a step up over having zero face-to-face interactions with any other humans though. Sure, if your friends and family all have antibodies. Otherwise you have to fear for their safety. You could just be running around spreading it to all your loved ones. Having antibodies doesn't suddenly turn you and your appendages into magical virus-free objects.
    - Marsymars 7y ago
      Or instead of "running around spreading" you could take reasonable precautions - shower, put on clean clothes, drive directly from your house to theirs. Pretty negligible risk in that case.
  - wnkrshm 7y ago
    You can still be contagious for a while after being free of symptoms - how long to isolate after that is still difficult to gauge. The NHS suggests 14 days after being free of symptoms. But when is that? That dry cough can last for quite a while...

seanmcdirmid 7y ago

It isn't clear yet that someone who gets COVID-19 can't get it again. In this case, fear comes from not knowing much about the virus yet: https://health.usnews.com/conditions/articles/if-i-get-coronavirus-can-i-get-it-again https://health.usnews.com/conditions/articles/if-i-get-coron... > Not every virus functions the same way, though, and extensive research into whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 generates enough antibodies to impart a durable immune response is unclear. But there’s plenty of reason to hope that a vaccine can be developed, and, in fact, clinical trials have already started. > For one, it appears that some people who get COVID-19 may not develop antibodies to the virus. Additionally, there are still many other uncertainties related to the body's immune response to this particular pathogen. And long term: > For example, is this virus going to behave more like the flu, which changes each year and thus requires a different vaccine formulation each year? Or is it going to be more like tetanus, which is a more stable virus. The tetanus vaccine typically covers you for about 10 years at a stretch.

sabujp 7y ago
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-coronavirus-isnt-mutating-quickly-suggesting-a-vaccine-would-offer-lasting-protection/2020/03/24/406522d6-6dfd-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-coronavirus-isnt-m...

pengaru 7y ago

> I hate to say it, but I’m actually jealous of people who have gone through and recovered from COVID-19. You can enter normal life again, you don’t need to have the fear, the rest of us are simply waiting because the chances of us getting it at some point is very high. Even if you have antibodies it's not going to be normal a life. There will still be social distancing expected and enforced, capacity limits at stores, many businesses closed, and you still need to exercise caution to not spread it unnecessarily just like everyone else.

Marsymars 7y ago
Being able to visit friends and family is a hell of a step up over having zero face-to-face interactions with any other humans though.
- pengaru 7y ago
  > Being able to visit friends and family is a hell of a step up over having zero face-to-face interactions with any other humans though. Sure, if your friends and family all have antibodies. Otherwise you have to fear for their safety. You could just be running around spreading it to all your loved ones. Having antibodies doesn't suddenly turn you and your appendages into magical virus-free objects.
  - Marsymars 7y ago
    Or instead of "running around spreading" you could take reasonable precautions - shower, put on clean clothes, drive directly from your house to theirs. Pretty negligible risk in that case.
- wnkrshm 7y ago
  You can still be contagious for a while after being free of symptoms - how long to isolate after that is still difficult to gauge. The NHS suggests 14 days after being free of symptoms. But when is that? That dry cough can last for quite a while...