This site is wearing me down this past week.
edit: I am more worn down. Shouldn’t have posted this thread. Feeling awful about my future.
Easiest way to avoid multiple viruses, never going to stop wearing a mask
yup before the pandemic i used to get sick much more frequently than the average person, i’m talking like I’d probably get sick for a week at a time 4-5 times a year but ever since masks have become a thing I just never get sick
last times ive had covid its been pretty mild. ive heard the new variants are mild, but i also wear the mask becausse studies have shown it can weaken the virus if you do catch it, giving you better odds. so i’ll never stop wearing the mask :shrug-outta-hecks: :bane:
My understanding is that reducing the amount of virus particles you are exposed to means the virus takes longer to ramp up and gives your immune system more time to come online, but I don’t know how true that is.
Also, immunity to Covid is very complicated. It has a lot of properties that directly attack or evade the immune system. Moreover, it is evolving rapidly and dramatically, with new strains emerging every few months that are distinct enough from the old strains that infection with the old strain does not confer significant immunity to the new strain.
