Repeated COVID infection: normal or indicative of some immune problem

[Chocchops72]

I’ve already had Covid three times, and just got a very faint positive tonight. I feel awful.

September 2020
June 2022
September 2022
December 2022

Is anything being said about repeat infections? Is it normal? I work in a school but not directly with children. I guess I tend to lean towards people when they talk as I’m deaf which might make me more susceptible? I guess it’s Omicron doing the rounds, and it is more infectious.

or should I be asking the dr why I’m getting this so often?

@2022again look, the science is not showing anything good about getting covid, so you can ignore it if you want, but let the rest of us apply the precautionary principle. Just because the study subjects were adults doesn't mean it won't apply for children, where studies have already shown that covid damages their blood vessels and brains and increases their incidence of stroke, even if they have very limited symptoms. And how many vaccinated children do you know?

@twinteenwrangler you are confusing the hygiene hypothesis (exposure to some dirt is good, too much cleaning is bad) with exposure to viruses which is never good. Therefore lockdown and masks did protect you, for example there was a significant reduction in flu cases during those periods, this is GOOD. No one benefits from catching flu or bronchitis or any respiratory illness. www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/10/lockdown-england-reduced-flu-colds-bronchitis-coronavirus

I have not confused anything thank you. Being exposed this winter to viruses to which we have no immunity because we had no exposure last year and the year before is worse than if we had build immunity as usual.

@twinteenwrangler but you did have exposure to those viruses last year. There has been no lockdown since March 2021. Plenty of time to get exposure and "build" your immunity if that's what you think you are doing. There was an RSV wave last winter already in the UK.

Sweden had no lockdown and they're also seeing an RSV wave despite mingling in school as usual the last 3 years.

@twinteenwrangler this article explains it better than I can www.salon.com/2022/12/04/does-your-immune-system-need-a-workout-the-science-behind-immunity-debt-explained/

What is your diet like, OP? The Zoe app, started by Kings University, which tracked the health of 5 million people throughout the pandemic, found that a healthy diet helped with avoiding covid. You could try to check your diet to see if it helps? They recommend eating 30 different fruits and vegetables a week-doesn't have to be enormous amounts of each one, dark colour fruits are especially good for you. if that helps. Add a few seeds, nuts, herbs and spices, natural yogurt, kefir, extra virgin olive oil , pulses. You can have coffee and dark chocolate. You should avoid ultra processed food, snacking, and sugar, as far as possible these destroy the 'gut biome' , which is increasingly considered critical to healthy and immunity.

It's helped me so far, I think, anyway. I have a long term condition, and reduced immunity, but I have only had covid once, the original Alpha variant, at the start of the pandemic. And my life brings me into contact with lots of people. So it may be worth a shot?