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In NZ we had a period of lockdown during which colds and flus were non-existant and then we went completely back to normal life for a while. In that winter aft
by Negitivefrags 5y ago
In NZ we had a period of lockdown during which colds and flus were non-existant and then we went completely back to normal life for a while.
In that winter after the lockdown we had an absolutely ferocious amount of colds and flus all of a sudden.
I had 6 back-to-back. It was 12 weeks of hell. Every other person I know had at least 2. Parents (such as myself) all had 4+ colds/flus in a 3 month period.
There was a lot of speculation that the spread was significantly worse because it got into a population entirely made of people who had not been sick for a while.
So you might have that to look forward to.
- ardit33 5y agoI traveled from NYC to Albania and experienced this... and many people I know here got some type of cold recently. They all got this cold/flu that was pretty bad, but thankfully it was not covid. (associated with coughing, and upper congestion, but nothing serious, and it cleared within a week).
- rsynnott 5y agoNew Zealand's rates of flu were extremely low this year; what you had was probably some sort of cold.
- lugged 5y agoNobody likes a flukeeper. They literally said "flus and colds" why do you have to suggest this person's experience isn't what they say it is. Have you had the flu before? Do you know what it is? Do you know how absolutely fucking annoying it is to be gaslit when you know you've had the flu and no it wasn't just a bad fucking cold?
- UncleEntity 5y ago> Do you know how absolutely fucking annoying it is to be gaslit when you know you've had the flu and no it wasn't just a bad fucking cold? This actually keeps me up at night...shutter
- pram 5y agoYeah I’m experiencing this atm in the US. No sickness in 2020, but this year I’ve had RSV, hand foot and mouth disease, numerous colds. It’s horrific lol