and recovered, and I'm calling it now: I had this in the first week of December.
Symptoms, timing, recovery, everything identical. Yes, I know that's too early, but I'm telling you, I HAD IT.
If you wish to buy a drop of my immuneoblood, see my agent.
I'm still wondering if this isn't a huge overreaction, to be honest. At the moment we seem to be proceeding on the basis that something that might kill half a million of - let's be brutal - our less productive people is worth tanking our entire economy for.
That's admirably humane of us in the short term, but I'm not convinced it's actually very sensible in a macro, long-term sense.
Unless, of course, it's potentially worse than they're letting on.
I'd imagine everyone has considered the potential benefits to the welfare system, and pensions in particular, of a tragic reduction in the population of olds - but few would dare admit to it.
In my experience it's really not so bad. I mean I was unpleasantly ill for 3 or 4 days, but only at 'nasty flu' levels, not 'I need an ambulance' levels.
I suppose I am young and fit, but still.
it in. Thought it was a mild Flu at one point then, for one night only, it got really vicious. Raging fever, dry cough, and aches in my jaw bones and shoulders unlike anything previously experienced. Nearly took myself to hospital.
Shouldn't we be telling Boris and how do we get in touch? You're a swivel, brexy lunatic c - he'll listen to you.