Have you, or anyone you know, had covid more than once?

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My friend claims her sister in law and family have had it 3 times and the third time was the worst. I can’t vouch for this, and told her that they should be part of a study or something.
It just got me thinking if you know if anyone had had it more than once and whether it was milder or worse.

My friend's whole family had it twice. He said the first time he felt worse, but the 2nd time it took longer to recover. They're all fine now.

Someone I vaccinated last week had it twice. Tested by PCR, so legitimately twice. Worse 2nd time. I warned them their vaccination side effects may be worse!

Twice.

Twice.

First time I was quite poorly and later had an antibody test to show I'd had it.

Second time I only lost my sense of smell.

Officially I don't know anyone that has had it twice. As in tested positive twice.

I do know a few people that seemed to have it just before first lockdown and then tested positive at new year.

So maybe 🤷‍♀️

I work in a hospital. 2 of my team had Covid in first wave( tested positive for antibodies) but only symptoms were losing taste and smell and then got it again in November, this time positive lateral flow, confirmed by PCR but asymptomatic.

I think so. Someone I know possibly had it and seemed to have long Covid after, but not sure as no diagnosis of Covid originally. Then caught it at Christmas, diagnosed this time. The long Covid symptoms continue.

Yes - several teachers in my school have had it twice (tested twice and confirmed)

Yes a friend, but not so bad the second time.

Yes. DDs friend had it twice in two months. And a colleague had it last summer then again after Xmas. Both confirmed by PCR tests

My DD has had it twice. I had it the first time that she did, but it affected her worse and I'm on the shielding list. First time round for her was worse.
My boyfriend is a taxi driver and has met lots of medical staff who've had it twice. Some worse the second time, some better.

I’m a nurse and I know 2 colleagues I work closely with who have had Covid twice. The 2nd time it was a newer variant after people went abroad in holiday and brought a different strain back into the uk.

My exhusband had it twice, both confirmed

In the last week both dd’s and ds’s schools have had one case. Ok, that’s going to happen, but then I realised it’s been 6months now since November when schools here were brought to their knees with constant cases, and non of these kids are vaccinated, and their natural immunity is now dropping, so are we at the start of another horrific school wave? Although infections will not lead to hospitalisation due to those at risk in the community being vaccinated, so no worry about any more lockdowns, but just back to the disruption to education of kids constantly in and out of school.
It’s been proven people can get it twice

MIL in care home with advanced dementia tested positive twice and was asymptomatic both times. Second time was after her vaccines.

You would need to have had a negative test in between two positive tests to know for certain you had it twice. As PCR can detect ‘dead’ virus fragments which can stay in your system for months. That said I know two people at work who have tested positive twice one was much more unwell second time around. The other was less acutely unwell the second time but continues to have long covid related symptoms.

I think it's not uncommon among medical/hospital staff. A doctor friend had it in spring 2020 and then again in December, was quite ill for a few days the first time and totally asymptomatic the second, several other doctors she knows had the same experience

Yes, I know one person who had covid twice and confirmed on both occasions, about 8 months apart. NHS - so plenty of testing inbetween.

They are very, very sociable though so I imagine hundreds of people will be able to say they know someone who had it more than once and they'll all just be refering to that one person alone.

Stop hogging it guys.

I haven’t even had it once.

Yes, I've had it twice (PCR tested both times). Second time was different from first - perhaps due to different variant?

DH had it twice. Once was last March and again in March this year. First time he was very poorly - bed bound for about 10 days though no hospitalisation (we did have a few doctor phone checks though as it got worrying a few times). However, this was back when UK wasn't offering testing for symptomatic people and we were simply told to isolate at home (DH isolated in one room on separate floor to me) so we didn't have an actual covid test result but it was diagnosed by 111 and GP. All the classic symptoms plus others. Second time he felt a bit tired and was routinely taking LFT which picked up that he was covid positive, and was confirmed by PCR later the same day.

DH tested positive twice. Me and the DC had it at the same time as DH first time round. Second time he was the only one to test positive.

Of course - NHS frontline workers treating Covid patients in March last year got Covid en mass - almost no-one escaped. That was more typical symptoms.

Then they got the Kent variant as well. That was seemingly terrible fatigue and headaches.

Plus there was a Spanish variant brought back from holidaymakers over the summer (the government never learns does it?)

If you are a frontline NHS worker dealing with actively seriously patients wearing a paper FFP1 mask, you are going to get every single variant. Hopefully now the vaccines will give these staff proper protection in the continued absence of decent PPE.

They do need vaccination against new variants or with new boosts as the highest priority though. Especially as this is a major way for Covid to get out of hospitals into schools, shops etc.

My husband (works in NHS) has had it twice although no testing first time. At start of lockdown 1 he (and then later me) had fever, cough, lost taste and smell etc- lots of ppl in his profession coming down with it so clear cut Covid. I am CEV and subsequently got long Covid.
He then had to work throughout this last lockdown and got a positive lateral flow in Jan, followed by +ve PCR. We were homeschooling 2 kids + toddler in the house so we didn’t do much distancing from each other. He had a slight cold & tiredness second time and nothing else. My drs were keen for me to be able to get first dose of vaccine on schedule because of my risk so I was sent for several PCR tests - all negative.
He had the AZ jab a month after recovering and felt awful for a bit. Much worse than work Covid round 2 (but nowhere near as bad as with round one).

Should add that he had a scare and a PCR test in September - which was negative, so we know he’s capable of testing negative, second time wasn’t leftover from the first! 😂