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Do Immunocompromised people spread viruses just as easy?
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@robertwills Hi, Robert. I’ve been immunocompromised for about 6-7 years. I’ve gone on plane trips, taken the NYC subway; but I always take care on myself. If i go on a plane or subway, i wear disposable gloves to touch everything with. I try to avoid people if I can tell that they have symptoms. And I scrub up when I get back to the car. But, you know, you only have one life to live and I don’t think you want to live it like a reclusive. Or you can ‘safety protect’ yourself with a good mask, gloves (if you think you need them), and antiseptic for washing your hands.
What outing will you go on to try out your safety rules?
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There's an informal social group we both belong to, then we go to a café for a couple of hours. My question is only to do what the fact that the person I know is not taking precautions and is therefore getting sick on a regular basis and it lasts far longer than in non-immunocompromised people. By sick a mean everything transmissible from colds, flu, Covid and all other viruses they may catch. My question is: If they get sick from a cold or anything else that I would not have otherwise have caught might they spread it to me or will I still be immune to it? Just in general.
I don't like the fact, for my sake, they are going into public situations that put them at severe risk for getting sick, like a night club, and then they might spread it to me. If they simply flew on an airplane or went shopping at the mall that would very different.