I've had #Covid twice: once in March 2020, when we still thought spread via groceries and door handles, and once more recently, when we understood that #CovidIsAirborne but Helen stopped masking without telling me. We've both had every #vaccine and #booster we can wring out of the NHS, and I wear #FFP2 in all indoor public spaces. (So, now, does Helen.)
I'm immunocompromised -- can't make Covid antibodies -- so we have even more reason to take it seriously.
My second wrangle with Rona gave me a bitof #LongCovid (to wit, loss of taste and smell, a month of Covid cock, and a persistent smell of smoke in my nostrils), but everything has cleared up now, thank goodness.
We need to talk more about #CovidCock. It might focus some minds. Nothing else seems to be doing it.
@LeftistLawyer I am O negative & sense it was protective. But I am also routinely vaxxed & have masked diligently when I have to be indoors in public. The first time I went maskless in a large indoor gathering (new chapel, high ceilings, funeral) I contracted Covid. By then it was Sept of 2023 though, & fairly mild. Lesson learned. I quarantined & did not give it to my partner, not 0 neg. Good luck with your research. #WearAMask even if you are the only one.
@LeftistLawyer I am O positive, and so far I haven't had covid. I'm not O negative, so maybe you're not collecting data on us, but just for the heck of it ...
(and this is damn lucky, since they both have vulnerable health-- my father, too, who barely masks and has congestive heart failure, amazingly has only caught it once and it was mild. The three people I was most worried about in the world, who all happen to be type O)
@LeftistLawyer 1. Yes. 2. Yes. Only once. But vaccinated as well as I can, and wear an N95 mask everywhere and avoid eating in public indoors, except for the two times I did (both within a week) and our entire family contracted COVID.
@LeftistLawyer Yes, and yes (once in 2022). We believe my husband (not O-) brought it home from work. His symptoms were worse than mine, mine was a mild sore throat & mild dysphoria, we both recovered quickly. We were both vaccinated.
@LeftistLawyer Oneg, fully vaxxed and boosted, immunocompromised, infected in July 2023. Sick for 3 weeks. No hospitalization though. Very fortunate here. I mask every day in public to this day.
@LeftistLawyer I've read a couple of research articles that suggest my blood type may be protective.
I'm O negative however I always wear an N95 respirator unless I'm in my own home.
My previously active social life no longer exists and I've lived like a hermit for almost 4 years now. My riskiest activity is an appointment with my dentist and I take a portable HEPA filter with me.
I've had 5 vaccinations, the maximum currently available to me in my circumstances in the UK.
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