I felt terrible from shot 1 of Moderna, supposedly a walk in the park compared to shot 2. I would not want to feel that bad for weeks or months on end. Just based on that small experience it seems obvious to me that COVID would be very unpleasant. But some people barely have any reaction to the first shot. People are all different.
Quote from Bunglo9 hours ago, Bunglo said: I had covid back at the start of February. Had I not lost most of my sense of taste, I wouldn't have known I had it. I had to take a nap every now and then, I had hangovers that were worse. It was nothing for me, so it's very strange seeing the measures the entire planet took and is still taking after having had it.
Edit: I also had what's known has covid toes a few weeks after quarantine. It's an inflammation in your toes caused by a your immune systems response or something. Usually occurs in people who have little to no symptoms, such as myself. Apparently some people test negative for the virus and get it as well.
Supposedly viral load is a factor in COVID. In other words if you are sneezed on by someone and intake a large viral load, you could get quite sick compared to how you would react if you came into contact with much lower quantities of the virus.
Its possible that you had limited exposure to the virus, enough to make an impact, but not enough to cause severe illness.