Worst cold ever, nasty cold virus going around

[myothernameis]

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So far touch wood, not really been ill with any cold viruses for the last 2 years.  I put this down to wearing a face mask, and keeping apart form other persons

But now with more people getting out and about, and more people not wearing a face mask, the cold virus is slowly spreading and infecting us

Seeming the virus is just as bad as covid-19, but without the most serious symptoms, and can just as long stay with us for around 3 weeks

Sore throat like sand paper, ever sore ribs, left so tired

[Blackpool Rock]

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So far touch wood, not really been ill with any cold viruses for the last 2 years.  I put this down to wearing a face mask, and keeping apart form other persons

But now with more people getting out and about, and more people not wearing a face mask, the cold virus is slowly spreading and infecting us

Seeming the virus is just as bad as covid-19, but without the most serious symptoms, and can just as long stay with us for around 3 weeks

Sore throat like sand paper, ever sore ribs, left so tired

Well it isn't as bad then is it 

The thing is many people especially younger people get covid and have no ill effects whatsoever but at the other end of the scale you get seriously ill and die 

I've often heard the expression that "Nobody ever died from having a cold" and i've only had 1 in the last 6 or 7 years but used to get them ever 2 or 3 weeks as a kid.
What I do recall is that some did hit you and make you feel quite shitty for a few days and some were little more than a sniffle and minor inconvenience
Then again I always referred to them as colds and thought that I suffered from a very rare illness whereas apparently most people claimed they had flu 

Sorry but I don't see how having been in lockdown will have meant that the cold virus will have become worse and now affecting people more if that's what you are saying  Besides there are over 200 different strains of the cold virus

I do think there is a massive potential for people to not actually know whether they are coming down with a cold / flu or covid though

[radioman33]

The kids going back to school is one reason for cold virus right now.I can’t see any point now in mask wearing,nobody is anymore.Had my flu jab recently I’m getting all the jabs offered so booster next.

[mradventures]

wear a kn95, fpp2 or kf94, they will protect you to a reasonable degree
but yes, most of the public seems act like its over, and it feels awkward to be the odd one out :/

[Rick2468]

I had a sore throat and swollen glands last Friday so thought I had the super cold. I had no other symptoms, my head was clear etc so I assumed the worst was to come. My girlfriend normally stays with me at weekends and I told her not to as I was infections. Ended up pretty much fine on the Saturday, sore throat was there but much better, ended up reading down by the river and playing computer games I loved it (although of course I did miss seeing my GF).