No Colds Since COVID

Users share anecdotes about not getting colds or flu since the COVID-19 pandemic, speculating that past mild illnesses were likely undetected COVID cases or attributing it to immunity from infection or vaccines.

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timeon Nov 28, 2022 View on HN

Similar for me (except I had vaccines for covid and flu). Even have been in prolonged contact (in one household) with people that had covid.I used to be sick with flu almost every year before (but I did not had vaccine against flu before).

hotdogscout Sep 2, 2023 View on HN

Did you get ill between these two states? COVID perhaps?

Natsu Oct 1, 2021 View on HN

I haven't had a cold or flu since Covid, either. This is probably the longest I've ever gone without one, usually I'd get one every couple of years or so.

chrisco255 Jul 2, 2020 View on HN

Disease seems like most likely culprit to me. Even if it's not Covid. Could be another virus.

Macdougall Aug 17, 2021 View on HN

Looks like you got COVID-19 as a child a few times mate

lamontcg Jul 17, 2023 View on HN

I haven't had cold, flu or COVID since 2018.I'm just introverted and don't have kids.

waihtis Oct 24, 2023 View on HN

For me it wasnt even a cold, i had no symptomps whatsoever

uxp100 Feb 10, 2025 View on HN

Just anecdotally, my family and some friends both got pretty bad flus this January. I mean, not sure it was flu, wasn’t covid, but mild to moderate respiratory symptoms with lots of fatigue, coughing and sneezing for like 2 and a half weeks. No fever.

throwaway_pdp09 Mar 23, 2020 View on HN

No offence, and your attitude is what we need, but what are you sure it was covid. Perhaps it was flu. Saying it was a few days doesn't fit with what I've heard other people who've had covid.

alkonaut May 5, 2020 View on HN

I keep hearing this. I also had the worst cold in 10 years easily, this january. My kids were unaffected but me and the wife had 40 deg fevers and muscle pains for days. The whole family took the seasonal flu vaccine (not sure if it was the correct one this year).What seems to indicate that it wasn't Covid was that at the same time as all of us had that monster flu in january, the hospitals weren't filling up with people who couldn't breathe.