Those of you who have had COVID, do you know which strain you likely had?

Based on when and where I got it and my significant loss of sense of smell, ChatGPT says that I most likely had the D614G variant, and if not that then the original wild-type strain.

What about you? And if you don’t know which strain, tell me approximately when and where you got Covid and I can find out for you!

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thepreposterouspanda · 36-40, M

I'm not sure. I got it very early on though, got sick in December 2019 after flying on a plane and was sick for a few months.

Zeuro · 26-30, F

@thepreposterouspanda that was probably the original!

thepreposterouspanda · 36-40, M

@Zeuro Yup! It was not a fun experience haha.

Then later on I got Omicron and had it for a day and a half with just a bit of a sniffle. 🤔

Zeuro · 26-30, F

@thepreposterouspanda I’m glad that aside from losing my sense of smell I had no other symptoms. My dad didn’t even believe I had it until I got the antibody test

thepreposterouspanda · 36-40, M

@Zeuro I lost my sense of smell and had a really hard time breathing for about three months. Really glad I came off immunosuppressants about six months prior because I think it would have been a lot worse. 😅

Zeuro · 26-30, F

@thepreposterouspanda oh yeah could have been really bad