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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Without reading 56 pages, what is BA5 feeling like for most people? I haven't tested yet or have any symptoms, but I've been traveling and up to a whole lot of maskless fun shenanigans (no regrets, had the time of my life on vacation) and I'm bracing myself for testing positive for covid. My last vaccine was my booster in December. I have never knowingly had covid or any covid-like symptoms yet. If I don't get it after this trip, I must have some kind of magical force shield. I'm laying low for a few days and testing this week. [/quote]

I had a bad headache on day 1 that I thought was a migraine. Some chills and body aches only a few hours that day. Then it turned into some light congestion and a small nagging cough. Not a deep one, just those ones that always seem to be tickling your throat. Around day 5 this turned to just pure fatigue. I needed so much rest and was incredibly hungry, assuming because my body was fighting hard. I tested negative again on day 11 after symptoms started but still had headaches. Then on day 12, a sore throat that was gone day 14. Today is day 15 since I first had symptoms and I finally have zero symptoms and feel completely normal. It lingers FOREVER and seems to switch up symptoms every couple days. Very weird virus. For my husband and daughter, sore throat was first and main symptom. [/quote]

I felt a little extra tired and had a sore throat. Tested positive on a Friday morning. Slight cough and felt tired during weekend. Tested again Wednesday and it was negative. Prior infection in January.

Only reason I tested was bc I was going to visit an immunocompromised relative. [/quote]

Anecdotally- I think people who have a prior infection didn’t have those long drawn out experiences . For myself and others I know who all got it the last few weeks ans were testing positive 10-14 days and dealing with just malingering symptoms, common denominator for all of us was it was our first infection. There’s a lot of variation person to person though but I think people on their 2nd/3rd round this time through have and benefit from some natural immunity that those of us who are running on old vaccines and boosters just didn’t have yet. [/quote]

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