This site is wearing me down this past week.

edit: I am more worn down. Shouldn't have posted this thread. Feeling awful about my future.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    last times ive had covid its been pretty mild. ive heard the new variants are mild, but i also wear the mask becausse studies have shown it can weaken the virus if you do catch it, giving you better odds. so i'll never stop wearing the mask :shrug-outta-hecks: :bane:

    • train
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      1 year ago

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      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        My understanding is that reducing the amount of virus particles you are exposed to means the virus takes longer to ramp up and gives your immune system more time to come online, but I don't know how true that is.

        Also, immunity to Covid is very complicated. It has a lot of properties that directly attack or evade the immune system. Moreover, it is evolving rapidly and dramatically, with new strains emerging every few months that are distinct enough from the old strains that infection with the old strain does not confer significant immunity to the new strain.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      That's the spirit. Reducing the number of infections is important to your long term health.