If scientifically illiterate, gibberish spouting anti-vaxxers can bravely, proudly and confidently spout nonsense about Covid then I should also be allowed my brief shining moment. So here's the backstory on the rapid development of my theory - free of any reviewed, rigourous, or even nominally competent, scientific studies. Last week I read publicenemies post about the new Covid-19 reality and the very informative linked article and it got me to thinking. Then I got sick. Really bad stomach bug, no covid ymptoms, but for some reason, after 20 hours of dry heaves and a temperature of 101 degrees, I Covid test. Positive. Well . . . problem solved . . . right, no Covid symptoms but whatever, Sister takes me to Minute Cinic (by this point I can't drive) for Paxlovid. Doctor looks at me, looks at my sister and says I can call an ambulance but you can get her there faster if we can get her to your car (Truth - the MinueteClinic is literally across the street from the hospital). Spent the day in the hospital hooked up to IV's and monitors. Lots of IV bags, lots of testing. Once the many different IV bags had their way with me I was not only feeling better, nay I was pleasantly serene and since they were keeping me until various numbers on their computer screens satified them my sister and I had lots of time to formulate our new baseless theory about Covid but which I feel also answers the question of what is the new Covid- 19 reality. There are 6 people in our household. All vaxxed and boosted to the max. We have all had Covid more than once. And we don't get "sick" sick from the Covid UNLESS we have some other bug at the same time. My sister had Strep and Covid simultaneously - sick for one miserable week and that was from the strep; my nephew had Covid and Bronchitis simultaneously - ended up in the ER because of the bronchitis; and finally me - yes I was positive for Covid this weekend but it was coincidental to the bacterial infection - just a regular run of the mill stomach bug. You know I never did get the Paxlovid. So anyway here is my theory. The transition period between pandemic to endemic will be what I like to think of as The Covid Buddy Period. If you are vaxxed or even have that touted "Really Good Immune System" (patent pending), or even just extra immunity from previous Covid infections, when you pick up the Covid bug you'll be just fine, either asymptomatic or some mild cold like sniffles. But if you have the misfortune of contracting another bacterial or viral infection simultaneously your body will be treated to the Covid Buddy Effect. Think of the covid virus saying to the strep, staph etc "Hey buddy let me hold your beer so you can give your full attention to wrecking this tawdry dive." You'll probably still end up up being just fine, especially if you seek mainstream medical assistance but you will be in for an unpleasant few days. Unlike a large percentage of the unvaxxed folks some of whom might even die. So there you have it - my supporting evidence is 6 people with a total of @ 17 covid cases amongst them. I am sufficiently arrogant and clueless to consider this a significant statistic.
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Because we are all a mixed bag of DNA and blood types (except the purebloods. Their blood must be pure, right ? /s) yea I believe you are correct, but perhaps only for your family.
The number of different outcomes and inability to pinpoint factors even after 3+ years and a multitude of studies, the ever changing virus is going to make it impossible to say much with absolute certainty. One certainty? Inflammation. And again, everyone is different so some may not have long term effects, but many do. And for years.
And getting one infection of any kind makes it more likely you can get another kind because the body and immune system are weakened by one attack , makes you more susceptible to another and is fighting now on 2 (or 3 as RSV and FLu are are also peaking) fronts. Recovery can also take longer because of it.
Omicron and many of its new subvariants can also sneakily bypass the immune system antibodies and the vaccines and a couple can even bypass Paxlovid. (BA.2.75.2, BA.4, BA.5 which is why people need to get the Bivalent booster for some protection ) So, what we know today may be unknown tomorrow. What I know is my family has few other diseases that other people may have in the family; very little cancer, 1 with diabetes, no heart troubles, but we have inflammation (causing autoimmune diseases) and weak lungs. COVID has wreaked havoc on us by exacerbating our plethora of inflammatory diseases.
PS: I am not a health care professional. I recommend anyone reading here do a forum search (The lower search space on the right) for Long COVID for many interesting conversations and source material. Getting COVID more than once can certainly trigger it and more.
Seems reasonable enough to me.
Your theory seems to hold water. One of my kids got Covid but only had what felt like the flu for several days. A friend had a sinus infection, then got Covid, and they felt like crap for two weeks, but no where near needing a trip to the ER. Everyone in my Covid Bubble has gotten their shots and all the boosters. I haven't gotten Covid yet. Already have diabetes and asthma, so I am hoping that when/if I get Covid, it's not during hayfever season or I am in for a crappy couple of weeks.
Interesting theory! It could even read as COVID making it easier to catch these other viruses? It seems like either people are having horrible luck in getting a "two-fer," or else that could be something worth looking into. Anyway, I get pulled in by anecdotal cases, too. Glad you're on the mend.