I hope my kids and I get Covid this summer so we can be done with it before fall. Anyone else?

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Anonymous wrote:I am being careful and am social distancing, but yes, I wish I could just get it and get it over with. I know one person who has passed, he was elderly and already ill. All the people my age I've known who have gotten it have been miserable, but gotten through okay (one was in the hospital for two weeks and is still feeling poorly months out. I get that I could be in that smaller group that really suffers or dies, but I really would rather get it over with.

One issue that we don't know that if you get it, you just "get it over with." Some diseases have serious effects later, like post-polio syndrome. Or it could be something like dengue, where having it once means that the second time you get it, it is substantially worse.

[Anonymous]

Doctors and nurses I know are in no hurry to get themselves or their kids infected. The virus is too new and too much is unknown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, and here's why:

--The 1-3% chance of death.
--The high chance the suffering (feeling like you can't breath and taking months to recover).
--The moderate (1/8) chance of hospitalization. I don't want to put myself, my family, or even my coworkers though that. Plus it's $$$.
--The almost certain chance that I will spread it to someone, and that will lead to the death and suffering of many more people and their families.

You're basically lighting a match and walking away by not making your best effort to contain this thing. What your "best effort" is not going to be the same for everyone. But it's certainly not hoping you get it.

Citation?

[Anonymous]

Jesus you’re an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have not proven immunity after recovering. Why would you want to go through this if it doesn't prevent future infection?

Why do people keep saying this? (I’m not a Trumpie). But most scientists and researchers believe people have some level immunity. They just aren’t sure how long it lasts, ie. 1-2 years or lifetime (not likely)

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Anonymous wrote:They have not proven immunity after recovering. Why would you want to go through this if it doesn't prevent future infection?

Why do people keep saying this? (I’m not a Trumpie). But most scientists and researchers believe people have some level immunity. They just aren’t sure how long it lasts, ie. 1-2 years or lifetime (not likely)

If it doesn't offer immunity, then no sense waiting for a vaccine, since that is what they are predicated on.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure, as long as you are okay with disability or death that might have been prevented by new medicines, treatments, or vaccines.

We are all healthy and DH and I are under 50, so yes I am comfortable with the less than 1% chance of that happening to us.

Nick Cordero the Broadway actor is also under 50 and was in excellent health....till Covid. He’s been in the hospital for weeks and weeks, oh and his leg was amputated.

This story has been really sad, and I so hope he recovers. I imagine this is still quite rare though. And although he does “look” healthy and he’s 41, we don’t fully know his health background. Many people in this country (like 80%) have metabolic issues and that doesn’t mean they all are obese.

My MD said all viruses have the potential to cause rare strange issues in otherwise healthy people, it’s just this part has been really publicized by the media. I do think it’s rare.

A couple years ago it took me two months to get over a respiratory pneumonia, and I’m super healthy and active. I was on an inhaler for months. I found my way back to total health again, so my hope is that people that still have lingering effects (like Chris Cuomo) will find their balanced healthy again.

THIS.

Cordero cases are frightening, but not the norm.

Covid side effects do linger for quite awhile, but people eventually work their way to heath again.

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Anonymous wrote:They have not proven immunity after recovering. Why would you want to go through this if it doesn't prevent future infection?

Why do people keep saying this? (I’m not a Trumpie). But most scientists and researchers believe people have some level immunity. They just aren’t sure how long it lasts, ie. 1-2 years or lifetime (not likely)

If it doesn't offer immunity, then no sense waiting for a vaccine, since that is what they are predicated on.

Good point

[Anonymous]

Nope, nope. nope. I don't want my children to catch it and run the risk of MISC nor do I want to run the risk of dying unnecessarily. The longer we wait, the more information we have about treating it and perhaps recovering more quickly without long lasting effects - not to mention a vaccine. This is not chickenpox or the flu. There is a very real possibility that you do not recover fully from it and or you could cause someone else to die while you are blissfully unaware of symptoms. Your children could also be blissfully unaware and then several weeks later come down with a fever and be admitted to ICU with MISC - nope. nope. nope.

[Anonymous]

No way. It is better to get it later, when we better understand how to treat it.

[Anonymous]

The trolls are getting desperate for content.

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Anonymous wrote:If it is inevitable that we all eventually get it, I at least don’t want to be an “early adopter.” There is still so much unknown about this disease. I prefer having the experiential knowledge and research about best treatments. For example, they now know positioning people prone is more helpful than ventilators. But they still don’t understand much about strokes in non-elderly adults or MIS-C in kids. No thanks.

+1

We know that even if you don't die, recovery can be very long and difficult. We know that the disease can cause serious damage to the lungs and heart, among other things. We don't know much about the medium- to long-term effects, including damage to the lungs, hearts, other organs, or the immune system. The longer it's been around, the more we learn. We also learn more about effective treatments and medications. If I'm going to get it, I'd rather get it when doctors and scientists have had the opportunity to observe and learn how best to manage it, and how to minimize or cope with the longer-term effects.

But someone has to be the first to get it and die, or the first to get it and survive with disabilities, or the first to get it but have other complications, right? And if the medical community must make mistakes in treating people at first so that they can learn more about the disease, won't it be better that OP and her kids are first and not us?

OP, I thank you on behalf of the safe people to take the chance on your own and your children's life. You are like the most brave wildebeest that plunges into the river full of crocodiles. Thank you for your sacrifice.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure, as long as you are okay with disability or death that might have been prevented by new medicines, treatments, or vaccines.

We are all healthy and DH and I are under 50, so yes I am comfortable with the less than 1% chance of that happening to us.

Nick Cordero the Broadway actor is also under 50 and was in excellent health....till Covid. He’s been in the hospital for weeks and weeks, oh and his leg was amputated.

Well if we’re pulling out anecdotes I know a couple in their 70s who caught it in Europe in March. Never needed hospitalization and fully recovered.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have not proven immunity after recovering. Why would you want to go through this if it doesn't prevent future infection?

Why do people keep saying this? (I’m not a Trumpie). But most scientists and researchers believe people have some level immunity. They just aren’t sure how long it lasts, ie. 1-2 years or lifetime (not likely)

If it doesn't offer immunity, then no sense waiting for a vaccine, since that is what they are predicated on.

Good point

are you dumb or trolling

I hope this is coming from a disinformation farm and not dumbasses, please tell me people aren't this dumb

vaccines have immunization schedules

some you have to get 2-3-4 doses of a vaccine before you are fully immunized. Some you have to get every year. Some you have to get a booster every 5-10 years.

doesn't mean "vaccines don't work," it means we have to figure out:

a) what level of antibodies confers immunity
b) how fast people lose antibodies
c) what level of infection creates an antibody response

etc etc so they can figure out a vaccination schedule when they have a vaccine developed.

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Anonymous wrote:Sure, as long as you are okay with disability or death that might have been prevented by new medicines, treatments, or vaccines.

We are all healthy and DH and I are under 50, so yes I am comfortable with the less than 1% chance of that happening to us.

Nick Cordero the Broadway actor is also under 50 and was in excellent health....till Covid. He’s been in the hospital for weeks and weeks, oh and his leg was amputated.

Well if we’re pulling out anecdotes I know a couple in their 70s who caught it in Europe in March. Never needed hospitalization and fully recovered.

So let's see, I can take a risk and maybe I'll lose a leg or maybe I'll be fine. Or I can....not take the risk.