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I WANT to catch COVID.

Jack Fabulous said:
Seriously, I do.

I'm sick and ****ing tired of living this way. I'm 52 and healthy and with no underlying health conditions. The way I see it, if I catch the disease and recover, I can then freely go about my life without fear of getting it again or infecting anybody else. Fight it off while quarantining myself, wait until I'm "COVID free", and then go back to life the way it was before all of this started.

I'm in. Well worth it in my mind. What's the downside?
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Long term ramifications and antibodies dont last as long as you think.
 
Hari Seldon said:
That's nice.
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Not really. I wish you could think before you post, but I've learned it isn't possible to underestimate the people on this forum.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
Are you saying that the VAST majority of people who die from COVID AREN'T elderly with underlying health conditions?
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I'm saying I wouldn't risk my life as easily as it appears you are willing to risk yours. What does anyone else dying have to do with you? I saw it reported a five year old died from covid, does that have anything to do with you?

Keep telling yourself all of those older folks who died had one foot in the grave anyway. That should help to keep covid away from you.
 
Wayne Jr said:
The one you were asked. Learn to read an try again.
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A small percentage, you happy? If somebody handed you two glasses of liquid and said take your pick, one has a two percent chance of killing you and the other a chance to win a thousand dollars if you choose one. Would you? I wouldn't take that chance. What good is ten grand if I'm dead?
 
Jack Fabulous said:
That's mean... and also unlikely.

Remind me... what is the percentage of people with COVID who end up needing a ventilator?
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I have been an ICU RN for decades....and never have I seen ICU's being overwhelmed in such a way. Maybe in mass casualty events, sure. But an infectious disease? Never. Not in the worst flu season.

This is different. The thing to think about is if you end up needing an ICU for reasons other than covid.....they can make an ICU bed in a hallway....but they may not be able to staff it with an experienced ICU RN. ANd do you want that nurse who may not have enough PPE to wear fresh each time to come take care of you after she has been in a COVID room? Are you ok with that quickly trained ICU RN with insufficient PPE and other supplies caring for you?

Please Jack, you may be Fabulous.....but don't expose yourself.
 
Wayne Jr said:
Not really. I wish you could think before you post, but I've learned it isn't possible to underestimate the people on this forum.
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Right back at you, trivializing the pandemic while complaining about social programs and stereotyping people sure exhibits that lack of thinking.
 
bongsaway said:
A small percentage, you happy? If somebody handed you two glasses of liquid and said take your pick, one has a two percent chance of killing you and the other a chance to win a thousand dollars if you choose one. Would you? I wouldn't take that chance. What good is ten grand if I'm dead?
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Didn't you ask me this already? I would take both glasses, pour them into a spray bottle and go to an antifa/BLM protest.
 
Hari Seldon said:
Right back at you, trivializing the pandemic while complaining about social programs and stereotyping people sure exhibits that lack of thinking.
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*Laughs in 96% survival rate*
 
Wayne Jr said:
Didn't you ask me this already? I would take both glasses, pour them into a spray bottle and go to an antifa/BLM protest.
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Lol, the ever elusive antifa. You have fun at your protest.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
That's mean... and also unlikely.

Remind me... what is the percentage of people with COVID who end up needing a ventilator?
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It's dropped since they started using steroids. However, I think about 5 percent of patients end up in the icu at least.
 
RAMOSS said:
It's dropped since they started using steroids. However, I think about 5 percent of patients end up in the icu at least.
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And of that 5%, the vast majority are elderly, have underlying health issues, or both.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
And of that 5%, the vast majority are elderly, have underlying health issues, or both.
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They are actually finding more and more to be 40 and under. There are also people who are getting huge damage to their lungs and surviving.

I know someone who was 39, and covid 19 triggered a stroke (she died).
 
Jack Fabulous said:
And of that 5%, the vast majority are elderly, have underlying health issues, or both.
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4 months ago this was true... Now days not so much. The virus and who is getting infected has changed.

In Spain 70% new cases are asymptomatic and over 50% are among the 40 and under age group. This means so far, less hospital admissions and later on deaths, but it is still early in the second wave or whatever you want to call it.

Sent from my Honor 8X
 
CaughtInThe said:
what are the long term ramifications of this virus?
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I work in a free standing ER. Not only have we seen Covid patients come through but people who have "recovered" from Covid and are now having issues they never had before. Lots of chest pain due to damage of the heart muscle, lung damage, liver damage, and kidney damage. People who ran marathons and now can't walk across a room without being out of breath.

Just like Covid itself - post Covid diseases go from mild damage to massive damage. Some of these patients were healthy to begin with - others, not so much. My previous job was at Mayo Clinic - 15 years as a Microbiologist. From everything I've read and seen regarding this virus, it seems to be dose dependent the more virus particles you get at the time of infection the sicker you will be. I also wish more than anything they would stop calling it a "respiratory" virus - it isn't "just" respiratory.

It is too early on to know the long term ramifications of Covid. People with damage may have years taken off their life span - but there's no way to know that at this point.

Getting the virus is a crap shoot. You may be "lucky" and have a mild case - or you could be a double lung transplant from the blood clots - or you could just simply die. No way to tell beforehand.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
And of that 5%, the vast majority are elderly, have underlying health issues, or both.
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Well Jack, you've had 26 days to contract the virus. You're either not very good at this, or you were just bluffing.
 
d0gbreath said:
Well Jack, you've had 26 days to contract the virus. You're either not very good at this, or you were just bluffing.
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He may have to lick doorknobs.
 
d0gbreath said:
Well Jack, you've had 26 days to contract the virus. You're either not very good at this, or you were just bluffing.
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I have not changed my routine at all.

In that "26 days" I have traveled to 5 different states, ate at restaurants, and been exposed to crowds in Kalispell MT, Jackson Hole WY, Hill City SD, Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Mt. Rushmore. I've worn my mask when required and not worn my mask when not required.

If I get it, I get it. If I don't, I don't.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
I have not changed my routine at all.

In that "26 days" I have traveled to 5 different states, ate at restaurants, and been exposed to crowds in Kalispell MT, Jackson Hole WY, Hill City SD, Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Mt. Rushmore. I've worn my mask when required and not worn my mask when not required.

If I get it, I get it. If I don't, I don't.
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Maybe you picked it up and are one of the lucky asymptomatic super spreaders.
 
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