My daughter lives in LA and is fairly sure she had it.
She was sick with all the classic symptoms at the end of Feb, that could be traced back through six other people to a person who had just come from China - sick.
About half those sick,, including her, went to get tested and were refused. They were told that since they could not prove a direct link to someone who was a known tested positive case, they would not be tested.
That’s why I’m beginning to suspect that more may have had it than we realize. Of course, I know there’s two strains and that there is question about immunity, etc, but still, if she’s had it along with the others and if they are immune, the herd immunity is getting there.
“She was sick with all the classic symptoms at the end of Feb, that could be traced back through six other people to a person who had just come from China - sick.”
That I can believe. Much more appropriate to the known timeline. She can get tested now, I presume. They want people with antibodies for some of the treatments being tested.
“Of course, I know there’s two strains and that there is question about immunity, etc, but still, if she’s had it along with the others and if they are immune, the herd immunity is getting there.”
Not to disappoint, but for herd immunity to be truly effective, the vast majority of folks have to have acquired immunity either by vaccination or the hard way. And my contact says we can’t count on cross strain immunity, at least not yet. So much we don’t know yet. But it would be good for your daughter, for one strain, anyway! That much is good news.
Keeping people locked down has another benefit. It keeps the strains from mingling. We have no idea, yet, what happens under those conditions. Is that the source of the reinfection claims, or is it just relapses? Can human beings handle the 1-2 punch of both strains? Or does one just soften you up for the other? If that’s the case, I’ll be totally in the bioweapon camp. And then all timelines and assumptions are out the window.