CV and mad panic behaviour

[DJC]

Depends on the settings you attend, I have 4 family members who went on a cruise, got back last week all with Covid.

My son and daughter in law got it during a flight back from Bali.

I travel on the train to Melbourne and back, go to the footy, attend RSL meetings, go to restaurants and functions, stand in queues, and have been with family members days before they tested positive.  I’m fully vaccinated and will get my fifth shot soon.  My only concern is that my mobile phone reception hasn’t improved ?

[Thryleon]

^^  I was much the same.  Train to and from the city to work full time, went to hawaii on a full flight and back.  Milled around, went to the footy, went to the tennis.

I don't know where I caught covid but I tested positive on the 31st of December last year, started feeling unwell the day before, and before that, had been in the city at Crown staying in for 3 nights.  Had my 40th birthday party at the Esplanade hotel, and had Christmas.

I was the only person to have turned up positive from my birthday to the best of my knowledge.  Its possible my brother carried it with him from the UK on Christmas eve, but he wasnt sick and never tested positive.  Mum did, but I doubt she gave it to me, as I didnt go near her when she was positive, and no one else at christmas caught it.

This is all very strange really. 

It seems very random.

[Baggers]

^^  I was much the same.  Train to and from the city to work full time, went to hawaii on a full flight and back.  Milled around, went to the footy, went to the tennis.

I don't know where I caught covid but I tested positive on the 31st of December last year, started feeling unwell the day before, and before that, had been in the city at Crown staying in for 3 nights.  Had my 40th birthday party at the Esplanade hotel, and had Christmas.

I was the only person to have turned up positive from my birthday to the best of my knowledge.  Its possible my brother carried it with him from the UK on Christmas eve, but he wasnt sick and never tested positive.  Mum did, but I doubt she gave it to me, as I didnt go near her when she was positive, and no one else at christmas caught it.

This is all very strange really. 

It seems very random.

Happy 40th for late last year, 3 Leos. Also a later December birthday boy... ordinary time for a birthday!

[Mav]

Interesting theory concerning Covid resistance: Genes That Helped Us Survive Black Death Continue to Influence Our Mortality Today, ScienceAlert.com

Apparently, having identical copies of the ERAP2 gene makes it 40-50% more likely to survive the Black Death or other respiratory diseases. Unfortunately, a phenomenon called ‘balancing selection’ suggests that that pair of identical genes also makes it more likely that the person will suffer from Crohn’s disease and diabetes type 1.

That’s worth remembering for those who like to extrapolate from their own experiences. The fact that person A avoids Covid or finds it was nothing to worry about after being infected doesn’t suggest the Covid response was overblown, especially if the vaccine made a contribution. Genetic differences can help or hurt. And unfortunately what you gain on the roundabout you might lose on the swings.

[madbluboy]

Unleash the Kraken!

[Thryleon]

Happy 40th for late last year, 3 Leos. Also a later December birthday boy... ordinary time for a birthday!

it really does suck Baggers.

I had a venue verbally say they'd host my 40th only to pull out by 7th of December which made getting another venue VERY difficult.  Managed to pull it off but fork me dead that was stressful.

[Baggers]

it really does suck Baggers.

I had a venue verbally say they'd host my 40th only to pull out by 7th of December which made getting another venue VERY difficult.  Managed to pull it off but fork me dead that was stressful.

P1ss poor form from the venue. Glad you found a venue... at one of the most difficult times of the year!

The one time having a birthday late December was great - my 21st. The old man put up a huge tent, spread about 10 square metres of topsoil inside, set up a jukebox, tubs of ice and grog, copious amounts of food. We invited relos & friends from Sydney and Canberra who joined us from Christmas. Weather was hot so everyone slept in the house, in the tent, on floors and on the lawns! Christmas celebrations went for a couple of days, recovery 27th, birthday celebrations on the 28th went for a few days, then NY celebrations! Last person left around Jan 3rd! What a week! Since then, crickets and tumbleweeds... and socks for birthday gifts  ???

[Thryleon]

Are you a boxing day baby too?

[Baggers]

Are you a boxing day baby too?

Two days later, 3 Leos... 28th. 

[LP]

I was the only person to have turned up positive from my birthday to the best of my knowledge.  Its possible my brother carried it with him from the UK on Christmas eve, but he wasnt sick and never tested positive.  Mum did, but I doubt she gave it to me, as I didnt go near her when she was positive, and no one else at christmas caught it.

This is all very strange really. 

It seems very random.

They now know people can hold a reservoir of virus that escapes the immune system, which emerges to cause a second round of infection later. I suppose if that is true, there will be many people who are asymptomatic but still potentially infectious despite testing negative.

Ultimately, it's just another reason to get vaccinated.

There is a young lass on Youtube called Physics Girl, people should search her up to find out what the risk of letting it run wild could be, because not dying doesn't mean you have escaped harm. They still do not fully understand why this happens, but they are getting an idea about who is more vulnerable, and it's a problem for young women in particular.