purposely catching covid.

[Scrumpy]

That is what I heard on the radio just now..
Some people are purposely catching covid to 'up' their immune system..
I remember a while back that mothers held Chickenpox/ Measles parties so that their children caught the complaint whilst they were still young..
Is this stupid or what.. !

[klondike]

It probably is for folks of our age but for youngsters? I don't know.

It is true that a natural infection gives better immunity than the vaccines but I'd say that Omicon is plenty infectious enough not to need to go out of your way to catch it. I'd guess that there is a good chance that large numbers will have already had it and not noticed.

[-Oy-]

I heard recently that a women well known as an anti-vaxer (can;t remember who she was) did just that - and died from it. Stupidity!

[Alex]

Yes, I read about the woman who died after intentionally getting it. Eastern Europe somewhere....seems a bit daft to me 

[zoony]

There seems to be quite a spectrum of affect, from mild annoyance to death! My concern at this point is for myself and I know that's selfish but I mentioned that my carer Dennis's missus had it on Friday though he said she was okay and that he was testing himself daily. Well he was due to visit this morning and hasn't showed up, which isn't like him, plus no phone call..Wealsea..

[1955vintage]

Darwin was not wrong.

[klondike]

There seems to be quite a spectrum of affect, from mild annoyance to death!

It's wider than that. They have been talking about asymptomatic cases right from the start of this business. My own infection courtesy of doing a granddaughter a favour was close to asymptomatic as was hers - just an slight but annoying cough and that was pre Omicron.