If we've all been jabbed and millions have had the virus at least once - why are so many of us being poleaxed by a bout of Covid?

I didn’t knock on wood hard enough.
I made it till 2 weeks ago and did not get vaxed.
It’s not as bad as a flu. But, whether it’s Covid or an unnamed virus, feeling like crap equally sucks.

Did you get those shivering attacks before the fevers hit. The only other time I got rigors like that was when I had neutropenic fevers while being treated for AML.

I’m glad your 2nd case was easier. I pray there isn’t a 3rd

I had chills during the fever - but I’ve had those before.
What was odd was how long it lasted and the off/on fever for days after - never had that before.

With symptoms like these, this time last year the instant suspicion would have been Covid. But Mio, a keen runner, and his wife Karen had been fully vaccinated and then boosted in January.

Due to the severity of Mio’s symptoms, even the GP they called for advice did not suspect it could be Covid. They prescribed antibiotics, concluding that it was probably a bacterial chest infection.
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He recalls his shock: ‘We’d been quite careful for most of the pandemic, wearing masks and avoiding many big events. But I was pretty confident that, if I did get it, I would be fine because I’d had my jabs.

He had severe symptoms so they didn't test for what, most stuff? Every time we've taken the kids in sick, ChinaVirus is usually the first thing they test for! They seriously gave him antibiotics cause they have no idea what he had, yet they didn't bother testing for the one thing everyone's scared shitless of?

And yup, he was a true believer! Maybe this'll be enough to open his eyes, but I doubt it...

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