On the fire department that I retired from 11 people tested positive two weeks ago. 1 had symptoms that he thought was hay fever from high pollen. 10 never developed any symptoms. All 11 now test negative.
My wife and I both volunteered and worked at the ill fated Life Care Center in Kirkland the first place to have fatalities in the country. This was a place with a lot of very sick people on both respirators and feeding tubes. In a population like that it is devastating.
The deciding factor is a combination of how much virus you got on first contact, the condition of your immune system, and whether you have a medical history that makes you more vulnerable. If you were exposed to just a small amount of viral load and you have a no health problems there is a good chance your body developed antibodies before you developed any symptoms.
Thanks. I’m just reading some anecdotes on line and local descriptions, which undoubtedly are fluffed up for propaganda purposes.
Still, the respiratory damage from severe cases seems pretty over the top. Not something I’d want to go through, although even in my mid ‘60s, I still feel like my system would handle it. I’ve been in Central Asia and gotten some charming viruses that laid me out for a few days but I got past them.
Between the prophylactic therapies, possible cures, and eventual vaccines, this thing will / is being beaten down and will be brought under control.