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Straw Man

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46. Neither have I.

Mon May 17, 2021, 02:02 AM

May 2021

Then again, I haven't really gone anywhere in over a year ...

Masks and handwashing are important, of course, but I believe that the most important factor in my case was the lack of human contact. I'm a teacher, and the switch from classroom to Zoom classes caused a drop in the number of face-to-face human interactions in my typical work week from approximately 100 to exactly zero.

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It Occurs to Me. I Have Not Had a Cold or Flu for Over a Year [View all] TomCADem May 2021 OP

Try and convince the maskless that they are why. liberal N proud May 2021 #1

Same for me. Ocelot II May 2021 #2

Here is a Pre-Pandemic Video of Tokyo Disneyland TomCADem May 2021 #4

Yup! Fascinating to know when you are sick, it must be something else. unblock May 2021 #3

No flu, stomach virus, cold, sinus infection, allergies over a year.. agingdem May 2021 #12

I don't blame you. I'm thinking I'll at least have one with me always unblock May 2021 #16

When the cypress trees were shedding pollen, there were some sneezes, even masked. GoneOffShore May 2021 #47

Same here!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2021 #5

Just was talking about this with another father yesterday Johonny May 2021 #6

I am all in favor of that! Considering no one has even mentioned yellowdogintexas May 2021 #19

Me too and I tend to get a lot of colds JI7 May 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author JI7 May 2021 #8

Me too, and I usually get 3 terrible colds every year dawg day May 2021 #9

Ditto Blue Owl May 2021 #10

Yep - same here canetoad May 2021 #11

I have had lung symptoms a year ago that could have been applegrove May 2021 #13

Me, too, and I usually have a couple of bouts a year. Midnight Writer May 2021 #14

Same and I've checked my temp every day since Covid started. sarcasmo May 2021 #15

I had the very same thought Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #17

Me too. I'm not discarding my masks. ALSO not my hand sanitizer. Hortensis May 2021 #18

I haven't had a cold, flu or even any sniffle MontanaMama May 2021 #20

Imfukky too... most of the time BadGimp May 2021 #23

Crap! MontanaMama May 2021 #24

Your typo is making my laugh hysterically. 3catwoman3 May 2021 #25

I fixed it! MontanaMama May 2021 #28

I was rather hoping you... 3catwoman3 May 2021 #43

I say we all stay home forever... BadGimp May 2021 #21

I was sick in mid-December and thought I had COVID or the flu. Probatim May 2021 #22

Not just imagination NotASurfer May 2021 #26

Your anecdote is reflected in the statistics. Colds and flu down. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #27

Me neither. The kids went back to school and AllyCat May 2021 #29

I didn't get my usual case of "was that the flu?" this year Warpy May 2021 #30

For me, I usually get at least 2-3 cases of... TomCADem May 2021 #40

Me too, and I worked at a school for most of the time. Luciferous May 2021 #31

I was just thinking about that an hour or so ago. Mr. Evil May 2021 #32

There's no reason... Snackshack May 2021 #33

I've read that flu cases are down HUGELY this past season relative to previous. lastlib May 2021 #34

Your headline reminds me of the insurance commercial about "becoming your parents". JoeOtterbein May 2021 #35

I live in a city of 350,000 susanr516 May 2021 #36

Masks are a good idea in crowded indoor spaces like public transit IronLionZion May 2021 #37

I started going back to the gym LeftInTX May 2021 #38

100% for my gym IronLionZion May 2021 #49

Wrong approach unless compromised, the immune system must be built up. Jon King May 2021 #39

I Dunno. Last Flu I Had Was After An Airline Flight Pre-Pandemic TomCADem May 2021 #41

Your immune system is developed by exposure to pathogens. It's a catch 22. LeftInTX May 2021 #51

Building our immune system. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #45

Your age and same experience HockeyMom May 2021 #48

My friend's live in boyfriend had Covid and she didn't get it LeftInTX May 2021 #50

Didn't get a cold until my 10 yo went back to F2F school JCMach1 May 2021 #42

The flu essentially went extinct in New Zealand following the six week lockdown. meadowlander May 2021 #44

Neither have I. Straw Man May 2021 #46

I think so too LeftInTX May 2021 #52