Just read an article that reinfections account for less than 1% of cases and I personally do not know anyone who has gotten it twice.

Has anyone on here gotten it twice?

With link

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/can-you-get-covid-twice-what-to-know-about-coronavirus-reinfection/ar-BB1az7VK

joerobert_pete06 said:

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Just read an article that reinfections account for less than 1% of cases and I personally do not know anyone who has gotten it twice.

Has anyone on here gotten it twice?

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There is a TA poster who got COVID, then got vaccinate, then got COVID again. I trust him

my daughter just got it a second time, almost a year to the day. Last Christmas and unfortunately this Christmas. My Sister in Law has had it 3 times in a year. Friends of mine had it twice, the second time they got it they were vaxxed.

HollywoodBQ had stated he's had it 3 times, and I don't believe the second or third infection we're any more mild that the first time. My brother and his wife believe they've had it 2 or 3 times due to their smell/taste suffering again with light symptoms

I know probably a half dozen people who have had it twice. Mostly New Yorkers, all 20-30 y/o.

Oh yeah. My niece has had it twice. She's 26. She got it in May of 2020 then again in May of 2021. Just super congested both times

My BIL (mid 20s) just got over Covid Round 2.

Covid #1 was April 2020- 2 days of being tired and headache. Took 2 weeks to test negative, but felt fine by day 4.

Covid #2 was this past Wednesday night. Slight temp and tired. Temp cleared but runny nose on Thursday. Scratchy throat Thursday night/ Friday morning. Felt 99% Saturday morning and tested Negative that afternoon. 100% by Sunday and did normal at-home work out without any noticeable drop off.

Said he never would have gotten tested if not for his grandparents visiting.

ea1060 said:

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I dont doubt any of the stories on here, but I think a lot of people who claim they were reinfected are either: longhaulers, or people that continued to test positive for months after infection. My aunt tested positive every week for 3 months after she was infected. My friend claimed to get covid twice within a 3-4 month period, but I think he was just a long hauler.

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Which is why many of the studies use a positive test only after 3-4 months to study reinfection rates. Even in those studies they're not really sure if that is indeed a long enough window.

I can tell you anecdotally that I do not know or have heard of anyone (outside of TexAgs) that has tested positive two times outside of 3-4 months. The only "stories" I have heard involve:

1) I had it in December 2019 - February 2020 but they didn't have tests
2) I had something very similar but never tested and then later on they got it
3) They had all the typical symptoms but never tested again

Interesting thing is that I have not heard of a single person catching the flu during all of this…

Funny enough this popped up as a suggested article after reading this thread:

https://people.com/tv/andy-cohen-says-hes-all-better-now-after-contracting-breakthrough-covid

Andy Cohen caught COVID twice.

I also have a friend who tested positive Dec 2020 (symptomatic), was fully vaccinated in August, then tested positive again about a month ago (also symptomatic). She's currently going through testing to see if she has an autoimmune disease that might explain why her immunity just isn't holding.

My dad possibly had it twice. He lost his smell and taste for a couple days but was his only symptom. He self quarantined and never got tested.

Friend's 2 year old daughter caught it twice. First time in September and again last week, but he thinks the one from September was a false positive.

I've definitely had it twice:
1- exposed Super Bowl Sunday. I'm on the couch at half-time. Neighbor comes over to get a chair we're giving away. He walks past me, gets the chair and walks out. He got symptoms on Monday, tested positive and then called me. I started feeling bad on Thur. Of course, no power then (thanks Texas) and tested positive. Same day got monoclonal antibodies (one advantage of being old). No energy, heavy coughing, lots of runny nose, body aches for 2 weeks.

Had to wait 90 days after the antibodies to get vaccine. Shot 1 in May; shot 2 in June. I was due booster this month - but....

2- exposed last week after short visit to a holiday party (probably). Felt grungy this past Saturday (dry throat, mild cough, slightly runny nose). Tested at UH Downtown booth, came back positive. Very mild symptoms Sunday, almost back to normal today (Monday night).

Doc says to wait 30 days for booster now.

My sister in law in the valley has had it twice. Works at an Immigration facility.

For a person who has already had a primary infection, the risk of having a severe reinfection is only approximately 1% of the risk of a previously uninfected person having a severe primary infection. Based on what we know of Omicron from Africa, the prevalence of a highly contagious but mild variant is the best thing that could happen. Bring on Omicron.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2108120

For what it's worth we had covid last April and I had antibodies in late September after a blood test. We are currently recovering from it again and doing well. Both wife and I tested positive this past week and neither of us are vaxxed.

The CDC says it is rare to get it twice. So I'm curious if there are proven cases, or just that the test is picking up dead cells (long haulers). That said, my nephew has tested positive twice. The second time was mild symptoms (like a cold). He has also tested negative multiple times in between, which he is required to do when traveling to mexico.

believe what you want. sure my one post is anecdotal, but i can assure you I have over 30 references of people getting covid twice and several of those three times.

I also coach sports and have multiple families whose parents have gotten it twice, and I don't even include those in my family/close friend circle.

I do believe the vaccines reduce severity, but I 100% don't believe the vaccines prevent you from getting it again. Covid is the new flu. it's going to be around us for a long long time. Hopefully between the vaccines and built up natural immunity globally the severe impact of this virus will dwindle over time. Elderly can keep getting the boosters. I probably won't get another covid shot for a while.

At this point, in my experience and with those around me, I will continue to live an unmasked normal life with the exception of at the office (mandates). Masks don't prevent covid. vaccines don't prevent covid, but I do believe work to reduce severe complications.

htxag09 said:

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Honest question, what's credible to you? A doctor coming out and say they've seen patients with it twice? Ok, that's been done.

This is just one of those things that people latch onto and will always have an excuse to argue. Well those are just internet stories. Oh, that was just the same case, not two separate cases. Ah yeah, that was just a false positive.

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What is credible to me is what the data from the studies is showing coupled with what I am seeing and hearing in real life. Not every study is perfect nor is my anecdotal interactions with people.

However, if you continue to read about extremely low (1% or less on some) reinfection rates based on several studies and combine that with not hearing/seeing it happen in real life, I find that pretty compelling. Does that meet the definition of credible? Maybe - maybe not. Do I discount what a doctor is seeing with their patients? No.

The point about the internet stories is they're almost all identical. One confirmed positive test and then one symptomatic "infection" prior to testing or after the initial infection that is assumed to be Covid but not confirmed.

So to answer your question, if the data indicates secondary reinfection is common and it is apparent in e real life that people are consistently catching it again, I would say that is credible. As of right now, the two have not aligned, from my perspective…. Which is all of my family
members, coworkers, friends and kids at my wife's school.

And I am following this board and this data because I want to be up to date on it - I'm not here to troll or disparage anyone.

I haven't caught it yet and don't know anyone who has had it twice but it seems like it will become like the common cold where you might get a different version of COVID every year. Some people get multiple colds every year despite previous infection. Seems like that is where we are headed.

Posted in the other thread, but this is one of two studies that says previous infection is not very effective against omicron. This one has not been peer reviewed yet and it doesn't speak to severity of illness.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/omicron-infections-appear-no-less-severe-than-delta-covid-19-lowers-sperm-count-2021-12-20/

The other study I saw said that only one in seven previously infected people generated enough immune response to fight this variant off.

Thanks for sharing! Will read later.

I saw Von Miller on the NFL covid list today, so I suppose you can count him. I think he had it early on.

I'm not sure if it's been updated for the latest Delta/Omicron round, but originally to be considered a reinfection from the CDC you had to have two positive tests with different DNA structures to the virus. That was a very high barrier for people to cross. Some travelers who were originally sequenced in Feb/Mar/Apr 2020, some healthcare professionals, and some hospitalized patients who were part of that very first initial wave were the only ones that had that data available, since the sequencing isn't done on everybody.

It's clear some level of reinfection is happening with the new variants, but the powers that be haven't found a way to define what exactly meets the threshold of a reinfection.

A person in Harris county just died after having it twice:
https://publichealth.harriscountytx.gov/Portals/27/Documents/HCPH%20Reports%20First%20Omicron%20Related%20Death%20sm.pdf