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I WANT to catch COVID.

Jack Fabulous said:
I have not changed my routine at all.

In that "26 days" I have traveled to 5 different states, ate at restaurants, and been exposed to crowds in Kalispell MT, Jackson Hole WY, Hill City SD, Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Mt. Rushmore. I've worn my mask when required and not worn my mask when not required.

If I get it, I get it. If I don't, I don't.
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Maybe you've already had it.
 
screenwriter said:
I work in a free standing ER. Not only have we seen Covid patients come through but people who have "recovered" from Covid and are now having issues they never had before. Lots of chest pain due to damage of the heart muscle, lung damage, liver damage, and kidney damage. People who ran marathons and now can't walk across a room without being out of breath.

Just like Covid itself - post Covid diseases go from mild damage to massive damage. Some of these patients were healthy to begin with - others, not so much. My previous job was at Mayo Clinic - 15 years as a Microbiologist. From everything I've read and seen regarding this virus, it seems to be dose dependent the more virus particles you get at the time of infection the sicker you will be. I also wish more than anything they would stop calling it a "respiratory" virus - it isn't "just" respiratory.

It is too early on to know the long term ramifications of Covid. People with damage may have years taken off their life span - but there's no way to know that at this point.

Getting the virus is a crap shoot. You may be "lucky" and have a mild case - or you could be a double lung transplant from the blood clots - or you could just simply die. No way to tell beforehand.
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Thanks for this post, and I hope you'll keep us updated if you learn more about dose dependency.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
Seriously, I do.

I'm sick and ****ing tired of living this way. I'm 52 and healthy and with no underlying health conditions. The way I see it, if I catch the disease and recover, I can then freely go about my life without fear of getting it again or infecting anybody else. Fight it off while quarantining myself, wait until I'm "COVID free", and then go back to life the way it was before all of this started.

I'm in. Well worth it in my mind. What's the downside?
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Downside- approx 6 feet
 
Mongidig said:
As far as you know!
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The fact is, any random person you pass by on any given day could have the virus. Until there is herd immunity or a vaccine, this will remain the case.

I'm not afraid.
 
joko104 said:
Don't wear a mask, particularly if you are infected. However, to not infect others? Stay inside. Total quarantine for a couple of weeks. Wearing a mask would have you infecting people. Homemade masks, surgical masks and dust masks protect no one. They spread virus and bacteria. They harm and weaken the wearer.

If you are infected with covid-19 (or any other viral or bacterial infection) you are more likely to suffer serious health consequences or die if wear a mask - thus you lower your oxygen intake, increase your co2 intake, re-breathing hot wet air that is increasingly filled with more and more covid-19 plus other viruses and bacteria your body also has to fight off.

Because death rates totally contradict the wear-masks and shutdown orders, they now only talk about "cases." Cases are irrelevant. Death rates are all that matter. The question is not just whether a person contracts covid-19 or not - though the MSM, press and talking heads claim so. The question is whether you die if you contract covid-19. That is largely a race between the virus and your body's immune system.

Masks SERIOUSLY cripple your immune system, your entire health and particularly your brain functions not only to fight the covid-19, but then all the other viruses and bacteria your body is constantly having to fight by constantly re-breathing viruses and bacteria and the worst possible hot, wet low (as much as 1/3th) oxygen and an equal increase in co2.
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What a steaming pants load. Masks seriously cripple your immune system? WTF?!
 
Jack Fabulous said:
Seriously, I do.

I'm sick and ****ing tired of living this way. I'm 52 and healthy and with no underlying health conditions. The way I see it, if I catch the disease and recover, I can then freely go about my life without fear of getting it again or infecting anybody else. Fight it off while quarantining myself, wait until I'm "COVID free", and then go back to life the way it was before all of this started.

I'm in. Well worth it in my mind. What's the downside?
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perhaps you might want to sign up for a vaccine trial.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
I wear a mask, other than for short intervals while eating lunch, all ****ing day, every ****ing day. I wear the ****ing thing while I'm not working whenever the **** I go. Anywhere where there are other people.(grocery store, etc...)

I'm not afraid of the long term effects of COVID, whatever they may be. Not even a little.
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You might not be afraid now but you would probably regret your foolish statement when you end up with permanent organ damage. Is it worth the possibility of being on oxygen the rest of your life, dialysis, or heart problems? Really?
 
EnigmaO01 said:
You might not be afraid now but you would probably regret your foolish statement when you end up with permanent organ damage. Is it worth the possibility of being on oxygen the rest of your life, dialysis, or heart problems? Really?
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Look at the statistics.

COVID is not nearly as dangerous to otherwise healthy people as you have been led to believe. The danger is spreading it to those who are vulnerable.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
The fact is, any random person you pass by on any given day could have the virus. Until there is herd immunity or a vaccine, this will remain the case.

I'm not afraid.
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You will not have herd immunity without a vaccine. Full stop.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
Look at the statistics.

COVID is not nearly as dangerous to otherwise healthy people as you have been led to believe. The danger is spreading it to those who are vulnerable.
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Do you mean the statistics concerning long term damage regardless of severity of symptoms?
 
Jack Fabulous said:
Seriously, I do.

I'm sick and ****ing tired of living this way. I'm 52 and healthy and with no underlying health conditions. The way I see it, if I catch the disease and recover, I can then freely go about my life without fear of getting it again or infecting anybody else. Fight it off while quarantining myself, wait until I'm "COVID free", and then go back to life the way it was before all of this started.

I'm in. Well worth it in my mind. What's the downside?
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You don't care whatever but the downside would be unintentionally affecting someone else who does care before you confirm you are positive.

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americanwoman said:
You don't care whatever but the downside would be unintentionally affecting someone else who does care before you confirm you are positive.

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The danger is infecting others, yes, but this is true for everyone.

I don't visit nursing homes, hospitals, or anywhere else where there are people at risk. I don't even get within 6 feet of my own mother PRECISELY for this reason.
 
maxparrish said:
Almost none. In your age group, without diabetes or heart disease, you will be fine. Of course, it is possible your reaction will be misery for several weeks (or none at all) but you won't die and their won't be long term effects.
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Are you a virologist? Your statement would be extraordinarily broad and irresponsible for even an expert in the field.
 
EnigmaO01 said:
The statistics I'm seeing make me think you could be playing Russian roulette.

And there's this:

1 in 3 Young Adults May Face Severe COVID-19, UCSF Study Shows | UC San Francisco

More Young People Are Getting COVID-19: What That Means
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The researchers, led by first author Sally Adams, PhD, of the UCSF Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, determined vulnerability by referencing indicators identified by the CDC. These included heart conditions, diabetes, current asthma, immune conditions (such as lupus, gout, rheumatoid arthritis), liver conditions, obesity and smoking within the previous 30 days. Additionally, the researchers added e-cigarettes to tobacco and cigar use, which the CDC had included, stating that all three were associated with adverse effects on respiratory and immune function.
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None of these apply to me.

I'm still not afraid.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
None of these apply to me.

I'm still not afraid.
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Do you have older friends, or family, or people who fit that category? Do you want to kill them?
 
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