Covid case surge

It's definitely not over but on the other hand it's not what it was in the beginning
My step mum has tested positive she hadn't really thought about it till I mentioned she should test she thought she had a cold. She is nearly 90 but appears to be getting over it quite quickly

Whereas my 25 year old, triple vaccinated, normally fit son also has it at the moment, and is quite unwell four days in. There’s no obvious pattern to it at all.

Casdon

Whereas my 25 year old, triple vaccinated, normally fit son also has it at the moment, and is quite unwell four days in. There’s no obvious pattern to it at all.

That certainly is the odd thing anyone catching flu for instance would all feel pretty rough but with Covid there is no rhyme or reason.

Nearly 2000 people have died in the last 7 days with Covid on the certificateaccording to official figures.

Cherrytree59

Covid cases have surged,
but so have other viruses.

I know several people including myself who have recently succumbed to a nasty bug (testing several times all negative) My sil lost his voice and 3 weeks later my daughter is still coughing .

Prior to Easter Holidays, local primary school had lot of absences due to Chicken Pox.

Keeping ourselves masked up is personal choice (apart from medical environments).
But it does not do our immune system any good.
We need to be exposed to germs to keep our immune system working as it should.

Where's the evidence that other viruses have surged?

PS. Where on earth is there any evidence that being "masked up" doesn't do our immune system any good? You don't appear to have much understanding of immune syetems.

There are some evidence based things that can weaken the immune system, but there is no evidence that mask wearing is one of them.
Probably another social media myth.

Farzanah

There are some evidence based things that can weaken the immune system, but there is no evidence that mask wearing is one of them.
Probably another social media myth.

The only way that mask wearing "weakens the immune system"" is that people are less likely to catch colds and other air-borne diseases, which means that the immune system won't have antibodies to that particular virus. However, those antibodies don't protect a person against any other virus, of which there are many, including Covid-19.

As you say, there are there is evidence that some things can weaken the immune response, eg, tobacco, alcohol, poor nutrition, not enough sleep, stress, some medical treatments such as chemo, TNF inhibitors and corticosteroids, but masks aren't included.

PS. Sorry I was snippy, but I get a tad cross about the twaddle spouted about the "immune system" and the billions made from promoting superfoods and wonder drugs. The body's immune responses are amazingly complicated, but there is no such thing as a single immune system.