Nighthawk 🇪🇺Dec 22, 2022
Daniel Lowe
How many times have you gotten COVID-19 so far?
Never
48.1%
Once
42.2%
Twice
8.1%
Three or more
1.7%
Poll ended at .
Dec 22, 2022 at 6:53pmWeb
Show threadAlienKnightDec 22, 2022

@dl I got it a few months ago, for the first time- I've always worn my N95, and gotten boosted. Just got the Bivalent booster 3 weeks ago too.

I have yet to recover my energy to the same level as before I got it :/

Show threadDispatches from Floor 13Dec 23, 2022

@linkeddev @dl I always mask. I caught it back in July. Fully boosted. But my one lapse was I spent 30 seconds with my head poked out of my door into the hallway of my apartment building without a mask. Literally my only exposure.

And I remember thinking at the time that it was foolish but hopefully I'll be okay. Three days later I felt like death and tested positive.

Show threadMegaZoneDec 22, 2022
@dl once that I know of - positive home test.
Show threadThe DoctorDec 22, 2022
@dl Been /real/ lucky.
Show threadMark GardnerDec 22, 2022
@dl I think I deserve a gold star for "never"
Show threadLJDec 22, 2022
@dl and 2 weeks ago. For the first time. I know where I got exposed, too, and it was my own fault. I took a risk at a small holiday gathering.
Show thread🙃 ɐıunp zsɐɯoʇDec 22, 2022
@dl @rysiek Frankly, I had it twice about 1.5 years apart and interestingly the symptoms and course of the disease were identical in both cases!
Show threadDwight Williams (💉 x9)+😷🇨🇦Dec 22, 2022

@dl Back in May. Exposure at a long-term care facility because family stuff. It was mild for me *in the moment*, and I don't believe it won't have long-term consequences. I don't want to be reinfected. Ever.

Yes, I was vaccinated. I think it kept my case mild *in the moment*. I keep my vaccinations updated, too. Still: I don't want reinfection. And I don't want to pass it on to others either.

Show threadKurt AllerslevDec 22, 2022
@dl Zero, AFAIK. Vaxxed, so it's always possible there was an asymptomatic infection...
Show threadJohn FrancisDec 22, 2022
@dl "so far, that you know of" 😃😭
Show threadالتنينوكسDec 22, 2022
@dl Why do you care?
Show threadPatty Bluebird 🦩Dec 22, 2022
@dragnucs @dl Are you serious?
Show threadChris ColemanDec 22, 2022

@dl I picked it up less than a week after getting my bivalent booster in September.

It was thankfully super mild, certainly thanks to the booster. They're not perfect, but they're better than nothing!

Show threadmarkDec 22, 2022
@dl could use a "not yet" option ;-)
Show threadAliSnarkbarDec 22, 2022
@dl can you add "I don't remember' because quite frankly that is a thing..
Show threadAitch - Þei/ÞemDec 22, 2022
@dl Once. Caught it two weeks ago after managing to avoid it the whole time beforehand. As far as I can tell, purely because someone at a work function didn’t check and consequently gave it to me (I WFH and only go to in person events once every 4 to 6 weeks.)
Show threadAsatiirDec 22, 2022
@dl I only caught it because I'm surrounded by people who do not respect mask mandates even when they were applied (long gone now), and I work some place that never even gave me the opportunity to work from home.
Show thread0x4E4448Dec 27, 2022
@asatiir @dl That's funny because I live in an area where most people never wore masks (including myself) and I only caught it July 2022. I also interact with people in public (not co-workers) on a daily basis.
Show threadFizzleDec 22, 2022
@dl I answered never, but it sometimes I wonder. I've been super sick a few times over the past years, but my tests were always negative. I am privleged to work from home. Fully boosted, never stopped masking.
Show threadk cavaliereDec 23, 2022
@dl These polls should include population density. I live in a suburban/rural area. The infection rate was low here.
Show threadRebeccaDec 23, 2022
@dl Somewhere between 0 and 2, but lack of testing means I couldn't confirm, so I'll never know.
Show threadMagister EndomainDec 23, 2022

@dl If I might propose a followup poll: "Of the people who have only had Covid-19 once, when did you first contract it?"

I suspect the *vast* majority of your "once"s are this year, in the last 6 months, because that's when the vaccine-evading variant appeared.

Show threadLingonDec 23, 2022
@dl Pretty strong skew in the sample towards people who are clearly being unusually careful, since the proportion of people having had covid at least one was being estimated at about 60% in the US and 70% in the UK already back in April of this year.