My daughter thinks she had it. She could trace the illness back to someone who had come in from China through a number of acquaintances.
They all had the classic symptoms, all within the correct incubation period.
Several of them went for testing and they were all refused because they could not prove they had direct contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus.
The CDC has screwed this up royally.
And I think far more people have had it than we know about.
When I consider those six people likely had it, and recovered just fine thank God, I’ll bet the actual infection rate is far higher than we know.
Which means that far more people than we know are immune to it, and the herd immunity is starting to build.
not certain i know what herd immunity is and how it pertains with covid-19 (my ignorance)...
You don’t say how long ago this was. Likely at the time the criteria was flu symptoms AND contact with someone who was positive or someone from China. She should be tested for antibodies still in her system, but given her history with the CA medical system as reported by you it sounds like they would refuse. But if flu systems reoccur she needs to demand a test.
Same with my sister. She’s in NY, very public position, could have infected thousands in December.
(Nods to herd immunity.)
But not the way I’d want to go about it.