I Didn't Escape It

Well, I finally got Covid*.  I came home from a weekend away and developed an odd dry cough.  After a few days I decided to test.  I had expired tests, but took two anyway.  Both were positive.  I then bought a new test and it also showed positive.  

Five days in, and I still have a slight cough (but not bad) and a runny nose (not much more than usual).  My smell and taste are still intact.  So I'm basically very short on symptoms and not suffering--except for having to isolate at home a few short days.  

But what this has brought to light for me is how absolutely fortunate I am to have only gotten Covid now--three years later.  Had I gotten it in 2020, my reaction and recovery could have been incredibly different--and not even guaranteed!  Look how many people lost their lives over what is now, for me, a mild respiratory virus!  

I am so appreciative and grateful to all the scientists who worked tirelessly and under such intense pressure to develop the Covid-19 vaccines!  I'm convinced being fully vaccinated (though not completely up-to-date with boosters) is what's enabled my body to limit my virus response and avoid severe illness.  

*COVID-19 a contagious respiratory disease caused by infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)