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I know some people who got COVID and said they felt fine, except for a stuffy nose. Almost everyone I know that had COVID said that the flu was worse. All the s

I know some people who got COVID and said they felt fine, except for a stuffy nose. Almost everyone I know that had COVID said that the flu was worse. All the symptoms that you mentioned apply to the flu as well. There might have been one day where they felt really worn out, but that was it. I felt the same way after taking the vaccine. Change in taste can be attributed to blocked nose which radiacally changes the taste of food. This has happened to me with bad colds and bad allergy attacks too. I only know 1 person who almost died from it, my friend's mother who had to be put on a ventilator, but she survived.

Reason077 5y ago
Yes, same here. My housemate was convinced she must have been infected, but her only symptom was losing her sense of smell & taste. Positive PCR test. > "Almost everyone I know that had COVID said that the flu was worse." I'm inclined to agree. I've had a few severe flus in my lifetime that felt worse and more intense, but again, in my experience the symptoms of flu feel quite different to Covid. That said, I certainly don't recommend getting Covid! > "Change in taste can be attributed to blocked nose which radiacally changes the taste of food." I did not get a blocked nose/sinus from Covid.
timbaboon 5y ago
I’m fit and 33. I run, cycle and do adventure races. I got COVID and bronchopneumonia concurrently a month ago. I was lucky enough to not have to go to hospital, but I can honestly say I have never felt so sick in my life. Never has a flu even come close to that for me. Ofc it hits everyone differently, but this wasn’t “just flu” for me.