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13. The odds of having COVID in the US in January 2020 are staggering low, especially if not

Sat Aug 14, 2021, 03:13 PM

Aug 2021

coming from Wuhan, or having direct contact with one of the 6 who did bring it in. If a person does think they did have COVID in January 2020, surely they would wanted to find out, once the pandemic really kicked off, and to find out, as that literally could change the entire paradigm of the origin of the US spread.

We know many here in Sweden who thought they had COVID and it turns out not one of the did. That includes a co-worker of my wife, and he WAS in Wuhan. Was sick as dog. Turned out to be regular flu, not COVID. The bloke had shit luck, as he actually did catch COVID later on, in the early fall of 2020, before there were vaccines being publicly distributed. He said the actual COVID was less severe than the earlier flu he had, so he was fortunate there.

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What is your covid status? [View all] Demovictory9 Aug 2021 OP

Assume I have not had it, vaxxed. GPV Aug 2021 #1

Likewise...n/t bluecollar2 Aug 2021 #6

Also me Dorian Gray Aug 2021 #34

I had COVID very early on gopiscrap Aug 2021 #2

Same. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2021 #4

Were you in Wuhan before that? All of the eight US cases in January 2020 were directly related to Celerity Aug 2021 #5

At that stage there were so few tests, you could only get one if you had travel links to China. meadowlander Aug 2021 #10

The odds of having COVID in the US in January 2020 are staggering low, especially if not Celerity Aug 2021 #13

We don't know what the odds are because the data is rubbish because there were no tests. meadowlander Aug 2021 #14

I'm sticking to the science, & documented epidemiological data, not contrarian anecdotal conjecture. Celerity Aug 2021 #15

Doesn't the science show covid was here in the fall of 2019? Waste water samples show that, no? boston bean Aug 2021 #27

Show me documented human infections from then and I will gladly retract that part. Celerity Aug 2021 #29

Waste water to predict covid waves. boston bean Aug 2021 #32

That is not in the the US, nor does it list any documented human cases. Celerity Aug 2021 #36

Right, and the science says we don't know because there were no tests. meadowlander Aug 2021 #28

see my other posts, this entire thing is veering off into the weeds Celerity Aug 2021 #30

No. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2021 #20

I believe you were really sick, I did not mean to imply that at all, sorry if it came off like that Celerity Aug 2021 #25

I believe you were really sick, I did not mean to imply that at all, sorry if it came off like that Celerity Aug 2021 #26

It's okay. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2021 #33

I thought I had COVID ItsjustMe Aug 2021 #3

Glad you are ok Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #7

Not had it, twice vaxxed with Moderna, not letting down our guard one bit. DFW Aug 2021 #8

I had COVID in January 2021 before vaccines were available for my age group. JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #9

Pretty sure I had it this March Raine Aug 2021 #11

If there was an antibody test, I'd have been interested to have one before I got vaccinated. meadowlander Aug 2021 #12

I'm surprised how few seem to have had it so far.. cadoman Aug 2021 #16

Um, PCRs are most certainly not "pretty unreliable" Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #18

I've been tested between 100 and 130 times. No COVID. Maru Kitteh Aug 2021 #17

Asking that question is a violation of HIPPO! NurseJackie Aug 2021 #19

😀 Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #21

Might have had it very early, shortly before the alarms went off publicly in the US. smirkymonkey Aug 2021 #22

Had Covid, permanent damage... JCMach1 Aug 2021 #23

I'm sorry Demovictory9 Aug 2021 #37

I'm fully vaxxed and wear a mask everywhere FormerRepukeR Aug 2021 #24

I don't know many anti-vaxxers FakeNoose Aug 2021 #35

I don't even know anyone who has Covid Victor_c3 Aug 2021 #31