Originally Posted by 170driver

Even a lot of scientists are saying this, which is a shift from the norm of recent. Gotta stay hopeful!

Originally Posted by Big E 757

If this is a naturally occurring virus (big if) then that would be the normal progression of every new virus. They mutate, and almost always become more transmissible, but less harmful. In reality, it is a cold virus after all.

If it is a bioengineered virus, all bets are off. I am hopeful, with the help of the CDC, that this whole Covid fear will soon be in our rear view mirror. In 2-3 months everyone will have been exposed to this virus…most will develop immunity, some won’t even get it, but it’s burning itself out right before our eyes….at least in my community. In December, after making it a year and a half without any family member having it, my son, my wife, my daughter, my sisters entire family, all my neighbors, everyone’s gotten it, except me. Mild symptoms all around. It’s become an endemic cold virus, assuming it’s following the path of a “natural” virus. If it has any surprises after this, we might have big problems, and that will be proof it wasn’t a naturally occurring virus, but let’s hope that isn’t the case.

Originally Posted by sailingfun

I had hoped for the same. My granddaughter however had covid in September. She tested positive this morning again. She is 11 and was getting her first vaccination shot tomorrow. Not sure natural immunity is working all that well. My daughter who had the exact same exposure has never had covid. She is double vaccinated and boosted and tested negative. I also have had covid and am vaccinated and tested negative. We all had basically the same exposure to a person who was positive early last week.