If you have already had covid...

[UnusuallyUsual]

If you have already had Covid, are you still following all the guidance and lockdown rules?
I've had it and admit to not sanitizing my hands as much as before but i have friends who have had it and regularly mix bubbles and go in and out of each other's homes. When I decline their invites they just look at me like I'm mad and tell me I've had it and will be ok. There is obviously no concerns regarding other variants.
And don't get me started on my Dad, he's in his 80's and had the neighbours in for a cup of tea the other day. How serious are you taking Covid these days?

I'm still following the rules because I feel morally compelled to do so. But I'm a lot less anxious about COVID than I was a year ago. During the first lockdown DS was eligible to attend school but I kept him home, this lockdown I sent him in. We all should still have loads of antibodies that will hopefully carry through until we get out vaccines.

nope, i am still as paranoid, wiping everything down and washing shopping!

I had Covid at New Year, in fact still having headaches from it.

I am having my first vaccine tomorrow and already worrrying about coming into contact with lots of other people in the vaccination centre.

Everyone I know is still being careful and sticking to the rules I’ve realised you have to look after yourself and let others do what they want. Whilst on my dog walks, I see many elderly people sitting at their windows just staring out, it’s very sad and they’ve probably not left their homes for nearly a year, so do I blame them for mixing with their immediate friends now that they’ve had their vaccines and are past the 3 week stage of building up immunity and some will have had their 2nd dose now. Who knows what’s best.

I haven’t had it or a vaccine. If I was elderly and on my own and three weeks past vaccination then I would have people over for a cup of tea. Risk would be negligible. Good for him. They’ve been isolated for far too long.

I've had it and my husband too. He's still suffering with long covid and we're both young. He had it quite bad. Have read that you can get it again and I think if he got it again that he could be serious. I don't think if you've had it makes you immune and you can get it again. Worse thing is you can't tell how it's affected you and the second dose of it could be serious. Also if people lessen up on the prevention this thing will go on forever as you could still be a spreader/be asymptomatic. Sorry for the long reply just wanted to explain why I'm still doing everything that's being recommended. It's said that you should still act as if you have it even if you don't or have had it.

BTW tests have shown that most people don't have antibodies longer than 3 months after having covid. As another poster said you just have to let people do their own thing
Mine is to continue as before...

I’m still following all the rules. Most of them are now habits e.g. social distancing, so why get out of the habit and then have to get back into it again in a couple of months when my immunity will have worn off? Also, other people don’t know I have had it so will be worried if I stand too near them in the supermarket or whatever.

Also, it’s important that we’re all in this together and individuals don’t make personal exceptions, for morale if nothing else.

I’ve had it and I am still being really careful. I have my first jab booked this week, and I will still be just as careful.

People need to fully understand the relative risks before doing this.

Covid infection appears to confer similar protection to vaccines for first 5 months - beyond that we don't know (YET), but likely to decline.

So with either ~ 80% lower risk.

IFR for those over 80 is approx 5%
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/207273/covid-19-deaths-infection-fatality-ratio-about/

So vaccinated > 80 and you're looking at ~ 1% chance of dying if you contract covid

If the people entering the house are vaccinated, then the chances of them being infected are lower and the chances of them passing on an infection are substantially lower.

So if two vaccinated >80's meet up for a cup of tea, it's very low risk.
If they are inviting an unvaccinated younger keyworker in, then the risk is still pretty high.

I've had it twice. So yes.

We actually don't know if vaccine effectiveness is likely to decline.

I'm still careful and I've had covid and the vaccine.

I suspect I had it last spring, but couldn’t be tested then, sense of smell still buggered.

Have always taken precautions and continue to do so. Have never assumed any immunity and certainly wouldn’t now with so long gone by and new variants around.

I regularly attend hospital at the moment due to high risk pregnancy and the midwives have told me very many staff have already had it twice.

That said, I think a recent confirmed infection would make me feel a little less worried for a short even though would absolutely still take precautions. Even in the immediate weeks after infection I would because we don’t how much we could still pass it to others, and because there is a variant here suspected to evade natural immunity now.

Your friends are just not that well informed.

My household had it at Christmas. We're still following all the rules but I'm not worried now in the way I was before. We had it mildly though. Hoping the immunity will last til eligible for vaccines now. I'm not concerned about the children returning to school and my vulnerable family members have had their vaccines so we can all relax a little now.

Still following to the letter for now.
Until Easter. That's my cut off point! I'll happily see people wherever after that.

I've been cautious throughout and still managed to catch Covid twice, am in bed with it now feeling crap. After the first time which was last June, I still stuck to the rules cos I thought it was the right thing to do, didn't really know about immunity levels etc. Hopefully the vaccines give better protection than natural immunity, I don't know? Do 'they' know? Can't keep up with it all.

Didn't mean my post to sound as grumpy as it did

Had Covid in January. Had 1st vaccination 2 weeks ago. Have continued exactly as before I had them with all the restrictions and precautions. Will continue to do so until advised to do otherwise.

I had it earlier this year. I continue to be just as careful, following the rules. The only difference is I don't feel as worried as I did, as I know the risks of getting it again are slim.

Until we know more about whether someone who has had covid can still pass it on to others or not, then having covid should not change your behaviour.

Had Covid, had antibodies, and the vaccine.
And yes, I’m still following the guidance, whether I’m at the hospital or not.
Moaning about the so-called Roadmap, pissed off about the semi-permanent removal of freedoms, exhausted by everything...but I’m doing it.
Just not jigging about with the utter joy of it all.😶

@RhubarbCustardy

BTW tests have shown that most people don't have antibodies longer than 3 months after having covid. As another poster said you just have to let people do their own thing Mine is to continue as before...

Recent studies have shown that antibodies persist for 6-8 months or longer. That doesn’t factor in T cell immunity.

I wouldn’t be anxious about catching it again if I had it.

I'm still following all the rules, but I'll admit it's much more for show, to be seen to donthe right thing now, than out of concern for getting ill or passing it on. I still haven't seen my parents.

I have just recovered from Covid-19. So feel much less worried at the moment. My olds have had the jab so are coming round now for a coffee and a chat.

Still wearing a mask and social distancing etc.

@Porcupineintherough

Can I ask the second time you caught covid, was it a lot milder than the first time?

I've had covid at Christmas/ new year
I'm having my second vaccine on Monday

I'm still very careful, wash my hands and use hand gel social distance,
I'm so careful my friends and colleagues my friends and colleagues often say how the heck did I get covid 🤷‍♀️

@Riv12345 yes thankfully much milder, I was pretty sick the first time.