• Jay@lemmy.ca
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    14 hours ago

    I’m pleasantly surprised that me and both my daughters all managed to avoid it somehow. Several people we know were not so lucky, and an ex co-worker lost his wife because of it.

    We did take it seriously and masked up, got our shots, washed our hands etc and somehow got through it. Was actually kind of nice because I hadn’t been sick at all for over 6 years.

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      12 hours ago

      You might be one of the lucky ones that got it and had zero effects. My kid got it and my other half took a test too to see if she had it. She did, and had absolutely no symptoms other than feeling a little tired. Hard to believe after so many years nobody in your family got it, but I suppose it’s possible.

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        10 hours ago

        This is the more likely scenario for people who think they never had COVID. Unfortunately, from my understanding, even if asymptomatic you can still have lasting effects. Lovely, isn’t it.

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        13 hours ago

        Oh for sure. Wouldn’t surprise me if we do get it eventually, but at least with all we know now about it and with all the medical advancements, it’s not quite as big of a deal as it originally was.

        Which is especially good for me, because I have pulmonary fibrosis (scarred lungs from working in dusty environments) so it’s something I’d prefer to avoid as long as I can.