I'll tell you who I'm jealous of. One of the docs that works with me, her husband and two kids. Also, my wife's friend, her husband and two kids. They all got COVID in the past two weeks, they all are completely fine now. All eight, two entire families of four, done, immune and COVID is in their past. No need to worry of give a flying **** about any of this BS. I'm jealous.
And don't tell me about "we don't know if infection provides immunity, blah, blah, blah..." It does. People that have had this twice are reportable cases and likely aberrations, or one positive a false positive. I call BS on that. That's completely rare. It's not a thing. We've had millions of positives now, such that double positives would be well known by now if it was common enough thing to worry about. So, throw that garbage panic porn out.
Either way, both of these families know they're exceedingly likely to be immune for the near future, or at a minimum, that their bodies can handle this virus with n o o o problemo, especially if they got it again with at least some partial immunity.
Two families, all positive, recovered uneventfully and no worries (all healthy <50). Done.
They lived their lives, obviously didn't take as good precautions as the rest of us and NOW ARE FINE, with no worries. While the rests of us are still washing our hands 'till they bleed and nervously type away, "Oy vay, the numbas, didja see da numbas!"
Who's better off?
Yup I hear ya. If we want to take a look at who is better off
in the past, then your friends who survived the COVID are better off
Are they still social distancing and wearing masks and all that? My guess is they probably are, or probably forced to. But maybe they are not as careful as they once were.
Let's look at the future though. Because we can potentially change the future and not the past.
Greta, a 47 yo woman with a husband, 2 kids and a dog, is on HFNC in the ICU because one of your doctor friends unknowingly infected Jimmy, who then infected Tamika, who then infected Ken. Ken infected Greta unknowingly when they were at the bank not wearing their masks properly. I will already tell you that Greta will survive. She will have spent 10 days in the hospital, get a bill for 15K (she had good insurance), and will feel like **** for the next 2 months. But she is alive. phew.
Bob is a 55 yo man who came by your place to mow your lawn. He doesn't even realize it, but he is alive because he is being careful and is trusting of others around him. And because you are being careful you have not infected him. At some point you came into contact with Tamika, but you didn't get sick. That is good! And now Bob isn't going to get sick.
Who is better off?
Remember it's rational to take a position "I don't want to get sick". And if all I have to do is social distance, wash hands, wear a mask, not eat at a restaurant, maybe not fly, don't go to weddings, miss out on Dead and Co, and don't go to sporting events for the next 1-2 years ---> with an extremely low chance I ever get infected as a result of those actions
vs
getting infected with COVID-19 and
- 80% I feel nothing
- 10% I feel like I had the flu for 5 days then get over it,
- 6% I feel like I had the flu for 10 days then get over it,
- 3% I feel like I had the flu for 1 month then get over it,
- 0.8% I get hospitalized, survive, with a long recovery,
- 0.2% I die
well...you know what one I would make.
