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A close friend of my family nearly died of what we presume was Covid-19 in February of 2020. All the right symptoms, but nobody had enough tests at the time. By
by mabbo 5y ago
A close friend of my family nearly died of what we presume was Covid-19 in February of 2020. All the right symptoms, but nobody had enough tests at the time. By the time they gave her a Covid-19 test, she was negative for Covid, but severely ill from the damage to her lungs.
She presumed she couldn't get it again. She did in May of 2021. Less serious, but tested positive this time with mild symptoms.
Perhaps the first infection wasn't covid-19, but something very similar. My guess is that immunity after infection doesn't last as long as we might all like. Which is why we all need to get vaccinated as quickly as possible.
- lebuffon 5y agoI don't know much about naming viruses but if Covid-19 is from 2019, then we might be able say with some validity that we are now encountering Covid-20 and the delta strain is Covid-21. That might explain some of the second infections. (?) Since we are dealing with a corona virus and the common cold corona virus forms have been with us for many years I am not expecting that this will ever be completely gone, just managed.