Could my child really have covid twice in under 2 months?

[Anonymous]

DS had covid in late May, he now, 57 days later, has a bad cough/runny nose.

DH tested him and there is a faint line. Could this really be 2 cases in under 2 months? He is home from camp today, pediatrician said couldn't give clear cut guidance until he is seen by a doctor.

No fever.

[Anonymous]

Yep, I know a few this happened to. Too many different versions going around.

[Anonymous]

Yes, the other variants don't provide much immunity for this most recent one. If it were a pcr test it could just still be showing the effects of his previous infection but on a rapid I would assume reinfection. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Reinfections are rare in children, or at least they were earlier in the pandemic. An Israeli found that prior infection protected 80% of children against reinfection for 18+ months (and 90% for the first 3-6 months post-infection). British surveillance observed a reinfection rate of 21·53 cases per 100,000 children.

However, it seems like the virus is mutating more quickly and, naturally, the variants that successfully gain a foothold among highly vaccinated communities are the ones that are able to evade vaccine protection. (Likewise, different variants will likely arise in parts of the world with high levels of natural immunity and low levels of vaccination to get around immunity from prior infection.) Everybody I know who has been reinfected in the past 6 months has been vaccinated and boosted, which is either a reflection of my social group, or an indication that the successful variants in this area are the ones that can evade the vaccine. OP, it would be interesting to know whether or not your child is vaccinated-- if not, that is a good indication that we also have variants that are evolving around immunity from prior infection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reinfections are rare in children, or at least they were earlier in the pandemic. An Israeli found that prior infection protected 80% of children against reinfection for 18+ months (and 90% for the first 3-6 months post-infection). British surveillance observed a reinfection rate of 21·53 cases per 100,000 children.

However, it seems like the virus is mutating more quickly and, naturally, the variants that successfully gain a foothold among highly vaccinated communities are the ones that are able to evade vaccine protection. (Likewise, different variants will likely arise in parts of the world with high levels of natural immunity and low levels of vaccination to get around immunity from prior infection.) Everybody I know who has been reinfected in the past 6 months has been vaccinated and boosted, which is either a reflection of my social group, or an indication that the successful variants in this area are the ones that can evade the vaccine. OP, it would be interesting to know whether or not your child is vaccinated-- if not, that is a good indication that we also have variants that are evolving around immunity from prior infection.

^Israeli study, I apologize

[Anonymous]

Yes, people are spreading the virus and it is mutating rapidly.

[Anonymous]

Yes! This happened to my niece. Covid in May and then again end of June. She isn’t vaxxed though because her mom is an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Yes the recent reports show that immunity with the new strand only lasts about 4 weeks.

[Anonymous]

Yup. DS is fully vaxxed. I'm just mad. We played by the rules, it clearly came from classmates the first time around and not one person fessed up to having it earlier or getting it after a birthday party hours before DS learned he had it in which a number of kids, not mine, were unmasked.

And now same deal. Tons of kids too sick to play games at swim practice or eat treats at other neighborhood events but their parents swear they don't have it .... just keep infecting everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Sorry to say yes.

Not quite the same, but I have a friend (vaxxed and booster) who has had COVID 3 times since January 2022.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yup. DS is fully vaxxed. I'm just mad. We played by the rules, it clearly came from classmates the first time around and not one person fessed up to having it earlier or getting it after a birthday party hours before DS learned he had it in which a number of kids, not mine, were unmasked.

And now same deal. Tons of kids too sick to play games at swim practice or eat treats at other neighborhood events but their parents swear they don't have it .... just keep infecting everyone else.

I think you will feel more at peace if you just look at illness as a random occurrence and don't try to assign blame. There is really no way to know where your kid got it from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yup. DS is fully vaxxed. I'm just mad. We played by the rules, it clearly came from classmates the first time around and not one person fessed up to having it earlier or getting it after a birthday party hours before DS learned he had it in which a number of kids, not mine, were unmasked.

And now same deal. Tons of kids too sick to play games at swim practice or eat treats at other neighborhood events but their parents swear they don't have it .... just keep infecting everyone else.

I think you will feel more at peace if you just look at illness as a random occurrence and don't try to assign blame. There is really no way to know where your kid got it from.

This. SO many kids are asymptomatic, or have minor, transient symptoms. When my 8 year old had it, he felt nauseated one morning, which lasted a few hours and which is not uncommon for him (his siblings, yes, but he has a sensitive stomach). I wouldn't have thought to test him but DH had it at the same time. Now, I wouldn't have sent the 8 year old to school that day, but I also wouldn't have kept him out for the entire week after, considering that he was bouncing off the walls the entire time.

We're more than two years into this thing. We can't keep scolding people who don't prioritize COVID above all else, all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yup. DS is fully vaxxed. I'm just mad. We played by the rules, it clearly came from classmates the first time around and not one person fessed up to having it earlier or getting it after a birthday party hours before DS learned he had it in which a number of kids, not mine, were unmasked.

And now same deal. Tons of kids too sick to play games at swim practice or eat treats at other neighborhood events but their parents swear they don't have it .... just keep infecting everyone else.

We. Are. All. Going. To. Get. This.