Originally Posted by Rob.Singer View Post
You didn't have a "mild" 2nd bout because of all those shots. You became less vulnerable to serious COVID illness due to a much higher immunity level from getting sick the 1st time.
I won't argue this because it is very possible, even probable that immunity rises, at least for a period after contracting a virus. At least sometimes, but not always. Think of the common cold which is a virus. Having had a cold doesn't protect you from getting another.

I do remember that after I recovered from the first bout with covid, I was thinking I probably was protected for at least some period of time. After Casinos re-opened in June 2020, I was out everyday, in the summer and early fall playing. Then in late fall, when much of the country started spending more time indoors, cases started rising again and among those rising cases where people getting the virus for a second time. This was still pre-vaccine. And many of those people that got covid for a second time had worse outcomes the second time around.

Look, it comes down to one thing. Either you believe in science and medical advancements, or you don't. I have had two heart valve replacements in the last 12 years. Had it been 60 years prior those wouldn't have been available, and I probably wouldn't be here. So, I believe in science and medical advancements. They don't get everything right, but they are advancements.

Believing in science and medical advancements is really the same argument as believing in the math in gambling. You either believe in the math or you believe in voodoo things like progression wagering, and "special plays", hot and cold cycles. I will choose science and math every time.