Board 8 > 2.5 years later, have you gotten COVID?

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I think at this point literally everyone I know has gotten it. My roommates have gotten it twice. My ex, my sister, my mom, a handful of coworkers, but I still haven't gotten it.

Maybe. I dunno. Never felt significant symptoms or tested positive.

Tested positive twice. Asymptomatic the first time, minor symptoms the second time.

I got it back in May. Was pretty bad for a week (sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, headache) than cleared up. I think it may have permanently jammed up my hearing (particularly balance) a little bit however.

Once as far as i know

No not even a global pandemic wants me

No. At least that I am fully aware of.

Been tested multiple times, all negative, even when my wife was positive.

I was however super sick at the very beginning when cases started appearing in the United States. Sickest I have ever been anyway, had all the symptoms of COVID19 but I can't confirm that it was actually that, could have easily been a bad flu.

Nope

Im still masking indoors (with KN-95s) and trying to avoid high-risk situations, though

Not that I know of. Granted I don't go out that much but I've been to enough gatherings/concerts in the past year that I'm kind of surprised.

Not unless it was totally asymptomatic.

It's possible I had it in July 2020. I felt some of the symptoms for about three days, and since tests were not yet widespread, the earliest I could schedule one was two weeks after I completely felt fine again which obviously came back negative.

If I didn't have it then, I have not had it yet.

No COVID.

Do spend a lot of time in crowded places. So on some level I've been lucky. But also mask diligently in those situations.

It finally got me last month. Was sick with cold-like symptoms for a week, and I still have a persistent cough left over.

Only once officially, very recently. Had similar symptoms 2 years ago but never confirmed it.

Not as far as I know. I did have a fever in September 2020, but it only lasted a day so I don't think it was COVID

Not that Im aware of, but I did get another pretty serious illness that didnt qualify for the get free PTO Covid did, so I used my brothers positive test to get time off work.

finally got me around a month ago. not too serious aside from the usual symptoms (fever, chills, coughing, etc.) for the first couple days.

Had it. Terrible worst sore throat ever and minor assorted cold-like symptoms.

Triple vaxed before it.

I had managed to avoid it (to my knowledge) until last month when I fell victim to household spread. Symptoms lasted maybe a week with one or two days around the middle being the worst of it.

I used to get sick once or twice a year before Covid but I haven't had so much as the sniffles since it started.

Johnbobb posted...

I think at this point literally everyone I know has gotten it.

And then 60% of the board says no.

Once, officially. I think I caught it another time, but never got tested.

Had a horrible flu (I suspect was COVID) back in February 2020, had the worst cough of my life for 6 days straight and horrible back pains, and was sore for about a month. July of that year, someone else in my house tested positive, but none of us who were sick earlier in the year got it.

Then January 2022, my brother and I actually tested positive, but we were almost asymptomatic (just a mild sore throat) and it was over in a couple days (hurray booster shot)

about a month ago I got sick with the same symptoms I had in January (a bit worse actually), but tested negative

so "at least once, probably twice"

no long COVID or anything

Not that I know of

I had a really bad illness in February 2020 after my brother's wedding but never got it tested I got it tested I just stayed home

The vast majority of those early 2020 suspected covid cases were probably the bad flu strain that was going around at the time. The fraction of Americans that caught covid before March 2020 is very small.

Twice for sure (June 20 and NYE 21) as I had positive tests and then a third time where it's a maybe. Didn't take a test as I just felt a little drained and it wasn't anything like the first time which was awful. I didn't realize until later than it had been going around at the time

LordoftheMorons posted...

The vast majority of those early 2020 suspected covid cases were probably the bad flu strain that was going around at the time. The fraction of Americans that caught covid before March 2020 is very small.

it was a real banger of a flu bug

No, but I'm also basically a shut in that didn't have a job the majority of the pandemic until somewhat recently.

I imagine its a matter of time now. We'll see.

Got it once yeah. Me and my sister both had to work during height of pandemic, didn't get jack shit. She goes down to London for awards ceremony for her job this summer and comes back with it -___-. Wasn't too bad for either of us though.

No, unless it was completely asymptomatic. I have not experienced cold symptoms since 2019, which is amazing honestly. I used to get sick basically all the time to the point that I'd have cold symptoms for two months out of a year.

Not to my knowledge.
I have been living in the same house with 2 people who did get it (who are fine btw), but tests were always negative so..
*shrug of possible asymptomatism*

Just got over it! Wasnt too bad at all for us.

I got it in March

I caught Omicron back in January. Felt like a bad cold (though I'm not a fan of the hair loss).

My wife had it pretty bad back in January of 21, and our son also tested positive at that time, but my daughter and I were in the clear and have remained so as far as we know (which has been our goal considering my congenital heart condition; getting a bad case would absolutely be extremely bad news for me).

azuarc posted...

And then 60% of the board says no.

Guess that means most of the board stayed particularly socially distant

finally got it in like may this year (at least i assume so - i didn't get tested that time). no one except me wears masks at my office, and we went to a happy hour afterward and many people tested positive there. felt pretty bad.

might have caught it before that but never felt symptomatic and to date have never tested positive

No, as far as I know.

Nope. Plenty of people I know have, but I've been enough of a hikikomori to avoid it.

No (Unless I was totally asymptomatic and never tested - I did test a few times after potential exposure, but always negative), even after travelling (by plane) twice. The number of people I know who have gotten it goes up every few days though, even now.

I've never tested positive, nor have I had any of the typical symptoms.

But it's possible that I had it.

Nope

No, but more than half the population where I live is 60+ so people took it seriously.

We had a flu go through the family a few months ago, but we all tested negative

Yes, once maybe twice. I thought I got it back in October after a wedding because like a bunch of the other dudes did, but I may have just psychosomaticd it. My symptoms were barely anything and I didnt get tested at the time.

but then I definitely got it for real a few months ago on a road trip through the south, probably from Nashville

I have not gotten it nor had symptoms but I work in the events industry so odds are I have had an asymptomatic case at some point.

fortunately no but I got pretty sick of zoom