I have told this story in other threads, so please forgive my posting it again.
I just recovered from COVID. I contracted the virus at my state fair and came down with symptoms3 days later. I was wearing a mask indoors but not in the 95 degree heat outdoors. I was vaccinated in June with the J&J shot. I could barely breath had no sense of teste or small, and slept about 18 hours a day. I received the monoclonal antibodies a couple of days later, and immediately began recovering. It has now been over 2 weeks since I contracted it and I feel much better, but had to cancel my doctor's appointment for this week.
Our hospitals are being overrun with people of all ages coming down with COVID. The vast majority were never vaccinated. Those who died had never been vaccinated. I know that without the vaccination I likely would have been in the hospital, if they had room for me.
One of my oldest daughter's friends spent two weeks in the local hospital, and almost died. Even with their treatment, he was still on oxygen because of the damage to his lungs.
Those of you who think COVID is a hoax, take my advice and think again. Get your vaccine if you haven't already. If you don't, you will likely get the new strain of COVID and may die.