DU Poll: Have you ever had Covid (that you know of)

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11. Once.

COVID test was quick to say 'yes,' retest confirmed. So I had it once. But just once?

Let's not forget the weekend from COVID hell where my kid away from home had the test kits but I had the fever, diarrhea, muscle aches. Hey, no vomiting. Note ... I did *not* enjoy spending hours with a 104 fever in a tub full of the coldest water Houston had to offer, or sitting on the toilet for hour and hours. And wouldn't you know it ... Felt strange Thursday, sick-ish Friday, and full-on "let me die" by Friday night. Weekend was bad. But Sunday at 7 pm my temp was normal, and district regs said that normal temperature 12 hours before duty time meant 'well.' Duty time started 7:05 am next day. (Oh, just f**k me!)

Or when a student was sick when I tutored him on Tuesday or Wednesday, he was out sick a couple of days later but I felt not great for a few days ... COVID symptoms are variable. But I wasn't tested.

And that summarizes pretty much every time I was sick in middle and high school. The curse doesn't stop at high school graduation, rests for the BA, MA, ABD etc., but comes back when you enter a high school classroom as a teacher. Sick multiple times, starting early but not keeping me home Friday, screwed over on the weekend, but well Sunday night. (The universe hates me.)

I figure I've done COVD round 3. I'm in a school with 160 kids in my classroom each day, but do hall duty with an additional 500 going by 4-5 times a day. And lunch with colleagues, only one of which hasn't been out multiple times each year in the last 3. Argh.

So at least 2. Since 25% of cases are symptomatic, perhaps round 4.