Why you shouldn't just 'get COVID over with'

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As the omicron variant continues to scourge its way through cities, causing breakthrough infections in the fully vaccinated and some reinfections in some who've already had it, it may start to feel as if everyone's getting sick.

If you've been spared a bout of COVID-19 this far while others you know have tested positive, maybe you've wondered: Should I just expose myself and get it over with?

No, says Dr. Chris Beyrer, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

"There are several problems with this line of thinking," Beyrer tells CNET. First, he said, though your risk of severe COVID-19 is now rare if you're vaccinated and boosted, some vaccinated people have had severe cases of COVID-19. And if you aren't vaccinated, that risk is much higher. So why risk it on purpose?

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/why-you-shouldn-t-just-get-covid-over-with/ar-AASOA2a

[appalachiablue]

1. Better believe it, Long Covid and many unknowns

[YP_Yooper]

2. I'd never suggest seeking it out

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but now that my whole family had it from my wife's damn fully vacc'd medical back office job, I'm glad. (I'm pissed that they didn't care about masking, distancing, and the like because they were vacc'd)

Everyone (all 6 of us) were confirmed infected, and aside from a week long sporadic cough with my wife over the month of quarantine (because of the timing), you'd never know we had it.

[BeckyDem]

3. Don't mess with this thing.

COVID-19 symptoms can sometimes persist for months. The virus can damage the lungs, heart and brain, which increases the risk of long-term health problems.
By Mayo Clinic Staff

Most people who have coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recover completely within a few weeks. But some people — even those who had mild versions of the disease — continue to experience symptoms after their initial recovery.

Fatigue
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Cough
Joint pain
Chest pain
Memory, concentration or sleep problems
Muscle pain or headache
Fast or pounding heartbeat
Loss of smell or taste
Depression or anxiety
Fever
Dizziness when you stand
Worsened symptoms after physical or mental activities

Organ damage caused by COVID-19

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-long-term-effects/art-20490351

[elias7]

4. Plus it's not a one and done

People can get Covid a second, a third, even a fourth time. That line of reasoning just is not valid.