[poncho-mike]

I caught Covid in mid-June 2024. I felt very tired, and I began to suspect I was getting sick when a tickle in my throat turned into a cough, I had a mild headache, low-grade fever, and sinus congestion. We had Covid home test kits, so on the second day I tested positive. I called my doctor, and he prescribed Paxlovid.

This was the first time I had Covid, and it was only slightly worse than any other cold I've had (except for running a low-grade fever). My stomach churned, but it never got to the point of diarhea. I'm 67 yrs old, and it was far milder than I expected at my age. I felt rough for 3 - 4 days, I was tired for probably two weeks, but after two weeks I was totally back to normal. It never got into my lungs at all. I think the newer variants are more like a common cold than the deadly virus from four years ago.