# Do you know more people who've had COVID or the vaccine? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529 "2021-01-14T16:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/1 "2021-01-14T16:22:48Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/1))_ Well, after 9 months and counting, the end is in sight. Pretty soon, tens of millions of people will be immune to the novel coronavirus one way or the other. In your personal life, do you know more people who’ve contracted COVID or gotten the shot? “Know” means someone whose name you know, who knows your name, and whom you could pick out of a crowd. Hearing that your third cousin, whom you’ve never met, got the vaccine doesn’t count. “Contracted COVID” means anyone with a positive test or clinical diagnosis, regardless of symptoms or, ahem, outcome. “Gotten the vaccine” means at least one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Me? I know 6 people who got sick and 4 people who got vaccinated. 5 of those 6 are in the same household. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/2 "2021-01-14T16:26:06Z")
My husband’s youngest aunt and uncle (in their 70s) are both recovering from COVID. My sister’s best friend since forever died of it back in May. On the other side, my daughter got the vaccine yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/3 "2021-01-14T16:29:22Z")
My brother is vaccinated, my sister is infected. If my brother’s girlfriend also got vaccinated (they’re both med students,) then it may be 2-1 in favor of vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/4 "2021-01-14T16:29:38Z")
Equal for me. One person who’s gotten it and one who has been vaccinated. Different states, ages, and jobs. The one who got vaccinated was on the cusp of definitely qualifying for both age and occupation, being slightly over 70, and having a part time job attending elderly people in their homes several hours a week. So if they ever got down to _that_ level of granularity, she’d definitely qualify due to a combination of the factors, but I think she got it only because so many older and more full-on health care people refused it that they had doses left over. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/5 "2021-01-14T16:33:19Z")
Ugh, I forgot “They are equal.” Can’t edit it now. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/6 "2021-01-14T16:37:04Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Equal for me. Same here. The one who got vaccinated is a semi-retired physician and the one had the disease is one of her sons. > [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > Can’t edit it now. I bet a mod could. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/7 "2021-01-14T16:38:50Z")
I know four or five people who’ve been vaccinated so far (all of them working in the healthcare industry). I know at least a dozen people who have had COVID. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/8 "2021-01-14T16:51:28Z")
I know one person who got Covid, and she’s likely to be the first person I know who is in “Tier 1,” as they are calling the first to get the vaccine here in NY. I’m not sure if she’s going to get it, she’s pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/9 "2021-01-15T11:42:01Z")
Sadly, right now I know more people who’ve _died_ from Covid than have had the vaccine. I’m using the OP’s definition though. No doubt the docs/nurses/radiology/phlebotomy techs who worked on me in the ER last weekend had theirs, but I don’t know them. I only know one person who’s gotten the vaccine (front line medical tech). ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/10 "2021-01-15T11:45:46Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > “Gotten the vaccine” means at least one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Not Oxford/Astra Zenica? I know about 12 people who’ve had covid, including several family members and close friends. Until 2 months ago I couldn’t have named anyone. Just 3 who’ve had the vaccine so far. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/11 "2021-01-15T12:01:49Z")
I know dozens of people who have had COVID and two who have died from it (61 and 71, both in good health AFAIK). We have lots of doctors and nurses in our family and I have tons of coworkers who just don’t take this seriously. I assume the doctors and nurses have been vaccinated now, only one of them has explicitly said that he has. But even then I would guess between 2:1 and 3:1 people with Covid vs vaccinated. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/12 "2021-01-15T12:38:54Z")
> [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > Ugh, I forgot “They are equal.” Can’t edit it now. Oh well. Oops. I was able to edit it, but it zeroed out the vote. That makes sense, a mod shouldn’t be able to effectively change votes. I apologize for the mess, and request that posters who previously voted do so again. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/13 "2021-01-15T12:52:51Z")
Quite easily more who had COVID-19. We’re still at 1-A here in Arkansas, and I only know a handful of nurses and maybe one or two people in assisted living facilities. 1-B is just barely beginning. Heck, since COVID tends to hit families, it would take until at least towards the end of 1-C before I would know more people who were vaccinated. While I don’t know any official attempts at dates, I’ve heard rumors that won’t be until April, frustratingly. Dad would qualify under 1-C due to his asthma and regular 92-94% pulse ox, I believe. (Not sure if I could leverage being significantly overweight and having to take blood pressure meds to also be in 1-C–people under 65 who are at increased risk.) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/14 "2021-01-15T12:57:04Z")
I know of over ten people who have had Covid (1 death) but no one who has had the vaccine yet. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/15 "2021-01-15T14:50:24Z")
I can only think of 3 people I personally know who have had COVID, i probably do know more but am not aware of it. I know 2 who have had the vaccine. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/16 "2021-01-15T15:45:50Z")
I guess one of the ‘advantages’ of living under a rock in the middle of BFE, is I don’t know a single person in either category. Hurrah for me? Lonely? Nah. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/17 "2021-01-15T15:48:51Z")
Lemme do a mental count … I’m up to at least 20 who have gotten COVID (one of which passed away, one of which had to be intubated for an extended period of time.) I think so far I know of 4 who have gotten the vaccine. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/18 "2021-01-15T16:52:25Z")
I only know one person who has received the vaccine, a college friend who is a physician. I know about a dozen people who have had COVID-19. All recovered fully, thank heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/19 "2021-01-15T17:52:17Z")
A friend of mine has had both. He’s a Doctor, and got the vaccine last month. About two days later, he tested positive. He quarantined in the bonus room of his house, away from his wife and daughters, but he had a very mild case. He only had a little shortness of breath. which lasted a couple of days. He’s fully recovered now. I asked him if he thought his quick recovery was due to the vaccine. He thought it might have been. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529/20 "2021-01-15T18:23:25Z")
More who’ve gotten the vaccine because I read my professional listservs. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-more-people-whove-had-covid-or-the-vaccine/930529.md?page=2)