Are some people just naturally immune with no previous infection?

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Obviously being double jabbed hugely increases protection against covid. But is it possible that whilst working in a very exposed environment (infant school teacher where over half the staff and 1/3 of the children currently have covid) you can completely avoid it?

I would rather get covid now than over Christmas and in a way just want to get it over with. Obviously would rather not get it at all. Are some people naturally more resistant to infection?

I get every cold going and am constantly ill with respiratory infections so maybe this has increased my immunity?

@whattodo2019 - I sent my kids to school & nursery when I had covid. We didn’t isolate from each other at all as they are young & my husband was away part of the week. They never caught it. Don’t see what you are so angry at your SIL for.. they literally followed the rules. School would not let her stay at home if she was negative. At no point does the guidance say you must isolate from children nor isolate them. And frankly, your SIL continued to be just as at risk from catching at school quite frankly.

People get cross about the oddest things!

On the topic, I’m convinced DH has some kinda immunity. I’ve had it twice & we’ve never isolated from each other at all. We carry on as normal at home. He also visits clients up & down the country face to face and uses public transport most days.. plus he has two germy kids and we spend much of our time at the weekend in softplay or at birthday parties!

I think as a family we must have good immune systems. I'm in early years surrounded by kids all day, child in high school, other child p/time job and DP doesn't go far (mainly supermarket) but when he does, doesn't wear a mask. To our knowledge none of us have had Covid and also none of us are vaccinated. We rarely get colds, sickness bugs etc. I think my DD has been to doctors once and she's nearly 12. DS maybe two visits to doctor and he's late teens. I think we're just lucky that we'd don't catch stuff

I call DD (11) Teflon girl. We’ve had it twice in our house. First time all three DSs got it but she and I escaped. I had it a couple of weeks ago and she escaped again. Her best friend and loads of people in her class at school have had it recently but she’s still the picture of health. She had antibody testing at school last week and I’ll be really interested to see her results.

Unless you are doing a PCR test every single day you will never know.
Many cases are so mild there are no symptoms and many people will clear a mild case within a few days so even if you pcr you may have missed it or have done the test too soon.
I know plenty of people that did a pcr with positive family members, have it be negative and then do another 2/ 3 days later and it’s positive - still no symptoms

They were speculating early on that exposure to a combination of other Corona viruses might infer immunity.

There were theories that this was why certain countries weren't as badly hit as expected (Japan for example).

I know families of teachers who have worked face to face since it all began (key worker children provision etc), and none have caught it.

I was furious when I heard this as my SIL is a teacher and carried on working. She could have spread this bloody virus around her school infecting the vulnerable with no regard

She had no choice about going to work-those are the rules.

I wonder this as well. I work in a school and have been very exposed. My DH and DC all had it recently and we didn't isolate at all. Had DC snuggle in while they were poorly and I resigned myself to getting it (during half term) but I never did. My class are all loaded with cold and I have caught it and feel dreadful but no covid. Its very strange.

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I think I'm immune. I,m 60 and work in the NHS and was exposed so many times. I haven't been ill at all in 3 years. Not a single day off. We wear only masks and plastic aprons where I work. I worked in a windowless room with a colleague who had covid (no symptoms) for a whole week and didn't get it.

My sister making works in a school has had close contact with many kids that then tested positive. Covid in their house. Lateral flowed and Pcr etc always negative. Another sibling works in a busy pub and has a child in school not had it either.

I’ve worked on a ward throughout, covid patient contact regularly. Been out and about when we’ve been able. I’ve had one illness recently throughout the pandemic: had PCR and lateral flowed all negative. I LFTs regularly for work and have antibody testing I’ve not had it.

Maybe we are just lucky. I’ve been expecting to catch it since March last year!

I dont think its being 'immune' as in having antibodies.

I think theres an element of how much ACE2 you have, and how much of it is bound.

ACE2 is weird. As far as I can tell noone quite knows what its purpose is - does it protect us or is it there to kill us.

Kids dont seem to have much, it seems to accumulate in response to pollution; and the more pollution thats around the more it is 'bound' rather than unbound.

COVID can only attach onto unbound ACE2. They think thats why theres this weird paradox with the smokers being less likely to get it than non smokers and ex smokers.

It’s not possible to be immune to virus x without having been exposed to it (or a vaccine). Some people have better immune systems than others. Many people will have been infected at the start of the pandemic but had a good immune response and therefore were blissfully unaware. Of course, those people still infected others. That is one of the ways this virus has spread so successfully.

I read something about certain blood types being less prone to infection. Though I think it was still theory not proved.

I went to a gathering with 6 people last year, everyone there caught it apart from me, including my partner who I live with and continued to sleep next to, kiss and share drinks with through covid. I continued to come back negative with no symptoms. Had no vaccinations at this point (about half the party had their first).

I'm not cocky enough to believe I'm immune but do wonder why I avoided it. I've heard similar things about large households testing positive with just one person who tests negative.

@Imfedupwithallofthis

No. This is a new virus. If you have no previous infection, you have no immunity whatsoever.

Not quite correct.

Although the WHO did make a big bobo by saying we had no immunity to coronavirus right at the beginning of the pandemic. I just had to shake my head. What a huge mis-statement to make. Many many months later, they then stated that we had immunity to coronaviruses, because we are constantly as a species getting colds; true.

If it's a coronavirus we will have some immunity, as the common cold is also a coronavirus. Everyone has plenty of those and every time you get a cold or the flu your immune system gets to practice a defence. Yes this variation has mutations as ALL viruses mutate to survive but we will still have 'some' immunity to it.

What will make the difference is:
If you have medical conditions and are on medication
If you have auto immune disorders

How you eat - Nutrition
If you drink alcohol regularly, in excess or binge
If you smoke or vape - Covid impact the lungs
If you don't exercise - Covid impacts those who are less metabolically active
If you are overweight - see above
If you have good sleep patterns, don't stress, keep hydrated etc etc

You have a healthy gut through good food. If you've always looked after you health, predominantly by eating good home-cooked food and don't live on takeaways, fast-food and sodas you will have a stronger immune system than most.

This will serve you well when your body faces challenges.