burnbright
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Post by burnbright on Sept 18, 2022 13:41:58 GMT
Thanks for sharing the article. I was curious how some people never seem to get sick. Interesting to read about the research.
I don't know if my family has had Covid. None of us ever tested positive. I figured that we got sick early on before testing was available.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Sept 18, 2022 13:59:13 GMT
I'm the only one in my house who hasn't had it - and I've probably been tested more than most human beings.
I was very careful for about a year or so - haven't been careful in probably 6+ months. Only wear a mask when requested (or if I'm in a crowd that makes me uncomfortable.) Been out to eat, to Broadway shows, to Ireland and back; I work the desk at a busy day spa without a mask, seeing clients all day long...I don't know if it's luck or I'm thinking I was exposed as a kid to something that helped with immunity - because neither I nor my sisters (who live pretty much like I do) have gotten it, although our family members have.
I do not think I'm some kind of immunity super hero - I think it's a combination of luck and some kind of previous exposure.
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paget
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Post by paget on Sept 18, 2022 14:03:48 GMT
It does seem interesting how some seem to not get to - or at least not have exposures. I followed the rules of our state which included mask wearing for longer than most areas but when it was lifted I was done (except brief times I am required by my job which add up to like 20 minutes a month maybe). Dh is the same. And we go plenty of places. Neither of us has gotten it. I had one booster and dh hasn’t had a booster. Dd1 on the other hand, has had it at least 2 times, probably 3.
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Post by tracylynn on Sept 19, 2022 5:38:54 GMT
I wouldn't call it super dodging covid but more like being super careful. I have always gotten very sick since I was a kid. Pneumonia, bronchitis, strep, URI, sinus infections. I am not around large crowds. And if I needed to be, I'd mask up. The largest crowd I have been in was about 60 ppl in a movie and I wore my maskm I still mask inside. I don't eat inside a restaurant. Every time I had allergy/cold like symptoms I have done a PCR and always negative. This was me. I even skipped the restaurant meals at my Leadership Retreat. But, it wasn't enough. I'm not traveling for work the rest I'd this year. I'm flying to SoCal for Christmas for the first time since Covid started and I'll be damned if I get covid again. |
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Post by auntkelly on Sept 19, 2022 14:56:36 GMT
I know two different flight attendants who fly regularly and have never tested positive for covid. Both of them are older. One is 58 or so and the other is 70!
I know from my book club and one from French lessons and talked to both of them recently about this very subject. They both said they learned many years ago the importance of frequent hand washing. One of them said she never touched her face unless her hands had just been freshly scrubbed. They both are vaccinated and in good health, but beyond that, it's a mystery to me why two people who fly all the time and have a lot of contact w/ the passengers have never caught covid.
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Post by RosieKat on Sept 19, 2022 16:11:08 GMT
As far as I know, my DD has never caught it. In June, everyone else in the family had it, and she never got it, even sharing our relatively small house with all of us and having to share a bathroom, kitchen, etc.
She has a hyper immune system already. For example, she'll sometimes break out into hives with no apparent reason. Her body appears to have a ton of allergies, yet blood testing doesn't indicate any. (She can't be skin tested because even a light scrape leaves her with welts.) So my best guess has always been that her super alert system has just fought it off super quickly every time she's been exposed - because I KNOW she's been exposed. Heck, even apart from our illness, she goes to public school, teaches swimming to small kids, and on and on.
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Post by SallyPA on Sept 19, 2022 16:28:15 GMT
I feel like I am a “superdodger” too. Neither me nor my 17 year old have had it. I have tested plenty of times, even when I had terrible cold symptoms and was sure I had it, and have never been positive. Even my 67 year old dad who took the pandemic to mean he never needed to be social ever again for his whole life, got it last week. So bizarre! I am so thankful, though.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Sept 19, 2022 16:32:48 GMT
I know two different flight attendants who fly regularly and have never tested positive for covid. Both of them are older. One is 58 or so and the other is 70! I know from my book club and one from French lessons and talked to both of them recently about this very subject. They both said they learned many years ago the importance of frequent hand washing. One of them said she never touched her face unless her hands had just been freshly scrubbed. They both are vaccinated and in good health, but beyond that, it's a mystery to me why two people who fly all the time and have a lot of contact w/ the passengers have never caught covid. I'm convinced that my ability to keep my hands away from my face is most of what has kept me healthy. You'd be amazed at how much people have their hands on their faces, in their mouths, rubbing their eyes . . . |
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Post by pantsonfire on Sept 19, 2022 16:42:08 GMT
I know two different flight attendants who fly regularly and have never tested positive for covid. Both of them are older. One is 58 or so and the other is 70! I know from my book club and one from French lessons and talked to both of them recently about this very subject. They both said they learned many years ago the importance of frequent hand washing. One of them said she never touched her face unless her hands had just been freshly scrubbed. They both are vaccinated and in good health, but beyond that, it's a mystery to me why two people who fly all the time and have a lot of contact w/ the passengers have never caught covid. I'm convinced that my ability to keep my hands away from my face is most of what has kept me healthy. You'd be amazed at how much people have their hands on their faces, in their mouths, rubbing their eyes . . . I am a nail bitter when stressed and I haven't been sick in over 2 years. I also rub my eyes a lot as it is allergy season for me. Like I said for someone who has yearly pneumonia, bronchitis, etc, it has been nice not being sick. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Sept 19, 2022 16:45:57 GMT
Due to my work I was tested 5 days a week for a long long time (the 15 minute test). And also tested once a week for the health department. I can't remember the names. Binex and PCR I think. Anyways, never got a positive test. We are now just testing once a week and still Covid free. I have never felt like I thought I have had Covid. I have had a few colds and such. I am around a lot of people every day. I don't feel like I was one of those people who were SUPER diligent about wearing a mask. I wore mine when I had to and didn't when I didn't have to. Maybe I am a Superdodger??
We never really stopped eating out. Been shopping masked and unmasked. I avoided mostly large gatherings and only have done one large gathering a few weeks ago (Concert). I never washed my food containers when that was a thing.
My DH probably has had it but never tested.
My DS who lives with me had it a few months ago. Again I was careful but not SUPER careful. I sprayed Lysol and he basically stayed in his room.
MY 13yr old DD has not had it.
Edited to add: TOTALLY missed this.. I actually ran Covid clinics at work. We would have clinics every two weeks to give the offenders their shots. So I would say I was in close contact with TONS of women who had the virus and decided to get their shot. (of course I was masked up for that)
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Post by sierra821 on Sept 19, 2022 22:13:57 GMT
My 17 year old daughter was a super dodger buttested positive last night. She is very careful and wears masks everywhere. Vaxed and boosted but not double boosted.
My husband and I had it in May but she had it worse then we did. This sucks! Only 2 weeks into the school year.
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Post by melanell on Sept 20, 2022 19:28:30 GMT
Hmmm. Interesting. I'm not sure their conclusions are necessarily my conclusions, but I'm not a specialist in any field having anything to do with this, so I'll wait and see what more comes of this line of thinking.  I just anecdotally know several people who have never had it, and I doubt I just happen to know a whole mess of super-dodgers.  |
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Post by sean&marysmommy on Sept 20, 2022 21:43:56 GMT
No one in my household of 4 has had it yet. My husband is a first responder, so he's been tested multiple times after exposures, and nothing so far. I haven't even been tested for it, b/c I haven't had any symptoms. I haven't even had the common cold since 2019. My DD has had a cold, but tested negative for covid twice.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 20, 2022 22:31:09 GMT
I have never tested positive.
I have been exposed several times.
I assume I’ve had it and was symptomless off nearly symptomless, at 56 I have headaches & random aches & pains from time to time, but I’ve always tested negative. But I do assume that at some point I’ve had it.
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