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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I went the whole pandemic with no Covid. Almost two weeks ago, I got B5.a. I’ve never been so sick and it won’t end. I am a healthy person. I think this virus is going to be very different than our “new normal”.[/quote]

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I'm healthy and used to walking six miles a day.  I'm on day 10 and still testing positive, and more importantly, feeling sick.  I keep thinking it has to stop.  [/quote]

You guys are probably feeling extra ill when you finally met this virus because you haven't been challenging your immune systems for more than two years:

"We evolved alongside pathogens, and our regular contacts with them usually allow our immune systems to reup the response without making us very sick.
The system has “enough memory to make it more like a good hearty booster than a bad infection,” Mina said.
The moment you stop seeing a virus on this regular cadence, as happened during the pandemic, that natural balance is upset, Mina said. The extraordinary measures we took to limit exposure to the coronavirus — necessary steps to contain a deadly new foe — also limited our exposure to other viruses. If you do get exposed to a virus again once too much time has passed, you may not be able to protect yourself as well, leading to out-of-season surges across the population and surprisingly virulent infections for individuals."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/06/13/covid-flu-rsv-viruses/[/quote]

And this is why it is NOT a good idea to wear a mask for the rest of your life to protect yourself not only from Covid, but from all other respiratory viruses. The people who think they might do this because it is so great never to have a cold again will pay a price at some point, especially once they are older and generally more vulnerable.[/quote]

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