How soon are ppl getting covid for the 2nd time?

amother

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 8:49 am

Looks like so many are getting covid a second time with omicron. I was hoping I was safe for a while after having covid about 3 months ago but now I'm not so sure. If you had covid for a 2nd time,how much time passed between the two infections?

amother

Topaz

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 8:51 am

My husband had covid this past Purim and just got had covid again last week

I have covid now for the first time

Hashem_Yaazor

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 8:52 am

It seems to me that Omicron is almost like its own virus and people who got covid after sukkos (most likely Delta) are still susceptible to this, as are vaccinated and even boosted individuals.

Laiya

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 8:55 am

Hashem_Yaazor wrote:

It seems to me that Omicron is almost like its own virus and people who got covid after sukkos (most likely Delta) are still susceptible to this, as are vaccinated and even boosted individuals.

This, except that there seems to be evidence that omicron confers immunity against the earlier strains.

amother

Floralwhite

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 8:55 am

One person I know Oct 2021 and dec 2021 -

One person I know had it once, not sure when, 2nd time in Oct 2021, 3rd time in Dec 2021.
Had surgery rescheduled twice because of the October and December positives!

amother

Cyclamen

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:06 am

Hashem_Yaazor wrote:

It seems to me that Omicron is almost like its own virus and people who got covid after sukkos (most likely Delta) are still susceptible to this, as are vaccinated and even boosted individuals.

Yes, I had it after Sukkos and just got it now again.

BubblyBubby

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:07 am

With Omicron? Immediatly... 3 days after 3rd vaccine... or 4th vaccine in Israel... unfortunately... but it seems to be milder and affect more the upper respiratory tract than the lower...

amother

Arcticblue

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:12 am

Oct 2021 and December 2021.
I have a family member that had Delta first week of December and Omicron first week of January.

amother

Scarlet

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:15 am

My sister had Delta in October and Omicron in December.

amother

Emerald

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:24 am

How does everyone know which strain they had? Is the lab telling you or are you just guessing?

amother

Arcticblue

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:41 am

amother [ Emerald ] wrote:

How does everyone know which strain they had? Is the lab telling you or are you just guessing?

Labs in Toronto tell you the strain

amother

Quince

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:48 am

I had it the first time in March 2020 and still have enough anti-bodies from then. I was exposed many times to people who had covid and were contagious. I only got covid again now Jan 2022 and it’s def the omicron since I also tested my antibodies and it was still the same as a year ago.

amother

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 9:56 am

amother [ Quince ] wrote:

This is interesting. So it sounds like previous antibodies do nothing. I wonder if omicron still be protective of future infection

amother

NeonYellow

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 12:06 pm

My teenage niece had COVID after Succos and just got it again now

Geulanow

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 12:11 pm

Were the symptoms better or worse each time?

amother

Arcticblue

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 3:45 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

This is interesting. So it sounds like previous antibodies do nothing. I wonder if omicron still be protective of future infection

I disagree- previous antibodies should work like the vaccine. It won’t prevent you from getting it will make it much milder

amother

Quince

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 3:57 pm

Except that it’s a mild strain to begin with. So It’s hard to know if you have a milder case of it.

amother

IndianRed

Fri, Jan 14 2022, 5:57 pm

A co worker had Covid less than 90 days ago and has it now.
My husband had it March 2020 and has it now (double vaccinated )