My wife at the time was in the same boat. A virus hit our household in Feb 2020, she got super sick with many of the expected symptoms for COVID and remained foggy for months. However, we were living in Oregon, near the vaccine research facility in Hillsboro, which also happens to be near the primate research facility. So my theory is that the authorities saw COVID was coming and released the closest COVID (Coronavirus family) analogue they had into the population in a hope that there would be some cross protection.
Oregon had one of the lowest COVID infection rates the entire pandemic. Surely not due to anyone being particularly careful.
Oregon had one of the lowest COVID infection rates the entire pandemic. Surely not due to anyone being particularly careful.