Colds and Flu

Yes

Knock on wood...no. When I feel like a cold is coming, I use Airborne. My shot of vitamin C. I wear my mask, too.

I haven’t gotten even a cold

I read somewhere that cold and flu's are almost non existent this year because of masks and Covid.

I had a cold three weeks ago. Got a covid test of course, negative. The cold lasted a week, no fever or loss of taste but the people who tested me said my symptoms could still be covid, so I had to quarantine until I got test results. I've been very compliant with mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing, so it's a little scary to think with all that I still caught something.

Nope. First time in my life I've never gotten a yearly cold. I would have occasional days of sinusitis but that's all.

Yes. Got a cold earlier this year.

I have sinusitis and am taking an antibiotic for it. Other than this, nothing.

No cold, no flu. Just the usual allergies.

Not a sniffle, but there is a bit of bad news regarding so few people getting the flu this year.

People who don’t plan on taking the shot vaccine next Fall run the risk of getting a worse than normal flu because they haven’t had their immune systems react to it this flu season.

Yep. I had a sore throat that made it impossible for me to talk, a 103 degree fever, then a respiratory illness that I’m still getting over. I got the flu shot and tested negative for Covid.

For the first flu season of my life (and I'm 64), no.

Hate the masks and social distancing and isolation. Love the health benefits!

No. But I only get sick once every other year, or so. I also drink lots of water, take a regimen of vitamins, & walk several miles a day.

Thankfully, no. I usually catch a cold once or twice a year but haven't had one since around early 2020.

I was just thinking about this the other day. I usually get one bad cold (or the flu) each year but so far this year, nothing. I may continue wearing a mask during flu season once all of this is over.

Working from home has kept me healthier, too. I work with people who have crotchdroppings. Kids are petri dishes for disgusting stuff.

nope, sickest i've been was after first moderna vax.

--and that wasn't much. If you get the chance, take it!

Nope, zilch.

Last year was the first year I didn’t get a sore throat.

I had one very mild cold, which isn't surprising as I've been working with children, teaching, throughout all lockdowns.

Nope. No colds or flu since I had COVID last March. Now flu vaccinated and COVID fully vaccinated.

Not me and I am delighted.

Flu deaths in United States, winter 2020-21: 1

Normally in the tens of thousands.

No, I got a flu shot.

But then I got Coronavirus. A mild form, luckily.

Flus are almost non-existent as another poster stated; they're attributing this to masking and distancing. The flu is far less contagious than Covid too. Glad I skipped the shot this year.

Post-covid I plan on continuing the mask wearing (where it makes sense) to avoid getting the flu in winter months. At least we learned something from this.

Yes I had one last week. No idea where it came from but apparently has been going around the country (New Zealand)

No and it's why going forward I'll wear a mask in crowded public places like the subway from now on.

No, but I did get a flu shot late October.

I plan to wear a mask in public crowds during flu season post Covid, too. I can't remember the last winter I didn't catch a cold, and most years I get more than one.

Rarely is it I ever get a cold—good system, good diet, good hygiene, try not to spend any time with kids or gross people, etc. I’ve had at most a dozen mild to semi-moderate ones in my thirty years of life, and all in the dead of winter when I was at school or the office.

But all of a sudden, tonight I’m getting little attacks of wet loud sneezing every twenty minutes, and I’m shivering a little, yet it’s still Fall and still temperate and I’m based at home. Bizarre.

Double-vaxxed since August, mask in busy/urban public spaces, and have barely gone out since, so I’d be surprised if it was COVID (though I see my Mom a lot, and her coworker’s 12-year old niece had it recently :/) Just in case, I’ll test myself tomorrow.

For now, I’m sipping grated ginger & acerola tea and hugging a hot water bottle, hoping for the best.

[quote] try not to spend any time with kids or gross people, etc.

Can you define "gross people"? Or how you avoid them in public areas (subway, grocery store, etc.)?