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Another reason why herd immunity won't work is because natural Covid-19 immunity seems to have a pretty short duration based on my own experience. Source: Had
by Reason077 6y ago
Another reason why herd immunity won't work is because natural Covid-19 immunity seems to have a pretty short duration based on my own experience.
Source: Had Covid in March 2020, then again in December 2020. Only the second time was confirmed by PCR test (tests were not readily available back in March), but the symptoms are exactly the same so I'm convinced I've had it twice now. Immunity doesn't last 9 months!
- hef19898 6y agoCovid shares a lot of symptoms with other diseases. It is impossible to reliably say you already had Covid back in March, it could be a lot different things.
- Reason077 6y agoYes, I cannot prove anything with certainty. But the symptoms are very distinctive to me (quite different from a 'flu, for example), and like I said, I experienced virtually identical symptoms and progression both times. So, personally, I'm highly convinced I've had Covid twice.
- refurb 6y agoWow. You’re sharing you personal anecdote based on symptoms (not a confirm diagnosis) and claiming we should be changing our global approach to Covid? Don’t do that please.
- Reason077 6y agoWait, what? I never said anything about "changing our global approach to Covid". And just to be clear, I have a PCR-confirmed diagnosis.
- ceejayoz 6y agoYou have a single PCR confirmed diagnosis. For your anecdote to be useful, you need two.
- refurb 6y agoYou have zero evidence you got Covid-19 again, other than your strong belief. Despite no other documented case of reinfection being published (beyond a positive PCR, which prove DNA, not infection). Kind of a reckless statement.
- Reason077 6y ago> "Despite no other documented case of reinfection being published" Here's one for your reference. This pretty much matches my experience/timeframe, except my symptoms were similar both times (not worse the second time), and I don't have any known comorbidities: Confirmed Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Variant VOC-202012/01 https://twitter.com/andrew_croxford/status/1348169518603001856?s=08 https://twitter.com/andrew_croxford/status/13481695186030018...
- 9HZZRfNlpR 6y agoLol, so now personal anecdotes are suitable if it supports you corona world view?
- Reason077 6y agoAll I'm suggesting is to not be complacent if you've already had the virus. Your immunity, like mine, may not be long-term persistent. Get the vaccine even if you've already had the virus.