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I’m currently on my second COVID infection. My wife and I ended up in the ER last night - we had both done a monoclonal antibody infusion earlier in the day and

I’m currently on my second COVID infection. My wife and I ended up in the ER last night - we had both done a monoclonal antibody infusion earlier in the day and then two hours later my wife started having a fever (for the first time) along with body shakes. It was just out of an abundance of caution as she’s pregnant and we wanted to make sure it wasn’t a reaction. Anyways, my wife told the first nurse that this was my second infection and she was amazed. She also told the nurse that gave us the infusion the same thing, with the same reaction. Apparently this caused quite the hubbub in the hallway and our last nurse of the night came in and told us that I was the first reinfection she’d heard of. This was a COVID ward nurse. So, I don’t know. On one hand - this is my second time and I had 7 days with a fever of 102f. I’m 33 and healthy. On the other hand, apparently it’s damned rare. I would maybe advise people that had been infected to get the vaccine or not depending on their jobs/other risk factors.

peakaboo 5y ago
Are you vaccinated? It seems vaccinated people can get covid over and over again, which is not true for people who got natural immunity.
- betwixthewires 5y ago
  Well the article we are talking about is about the exact opposite of that being true, and while I'm not convinced by the article itself (a study of 14 people with no control group all with the same result) you're making some absolute claims, that the vaccine does the opposite of it's intent, and that unvaccinated people do not get reinfected. Do you have any information on this you could share?
betwixthewires 5y ago
> Apparently this caused quite the hubbub in the hallway and our last nurse of the night came in and told us that I was the first reinfection she’d heard of. This was a COVID ward nurse. That would indicate that this is very very rare, more rare than hospitalization or death from COVID. I don't advise people one way or another on getting vaccinated on principle, but particularly I wouldn't base advice on this particular experience. After that experience though I wouldn't be surprised if you decide to get vaccinated.
- AuryGlenz 5y ago
  I'm going to get vaccinated once the monoclonal antibodies wear off. I don't know if it was just bad luck that caused me to get infected a second time or if there's something particular to me, but I want to do what I can to prevent a third time.

peakaboo 5y ago

Are you vaccinated? It seems vaccinated people can get covid over and over again, which is not true for people who got natural immunity.

betwixthewires 5y ago
Well the article we are talking about is about the exact opposite of that being true, and while I'm not convinced by the article itself (a study of 14 people with no control group all with the same result) you're making some absolute claims, that the vaccine does the opposite of it's intent, and that unvaccinated people do not get reinfected. Do you have any information on this you could share?

betwixthewires 5y ago

> Apparently this caused quite the hubbub in the hallway and our last nurse of the night came in and told us that I was the first reinfection she’d heard of. This was a COVID ward nurse. That would indicate that this is very very rare, more rare than hospitalization or death from COVID. I don't advise people one way or another on getting vaccinated on principle, but particularly I wouldn't base advice on this particular experience. After that experience though I wouldn't be surprised if you decide to get vaccinated.

AuryGlenz 5y ago
I'm going to get vaccinated once the monoclonal antibodies wear off. I don't know if it was just bad luck that caused me to get infected a second time or if there's something particular to me, but I want to do what I can to prevent a third time.