So our family has officially had both versions. We got the original back in Dec2019/Jan 2020. Delta has worked its way thru the house over the past 2 weeks. I'm the last one to get it. We all can tell you from personal experience round 2 is way less bad than the first one. The first one we really couldn't control the running nose or the cough. The first one lasted 4-6 weeks across each individual. This time it is being controlled with OTC medicine without much issue. On average it's several days of runny nose, cough, and being tired. We nearly daily take Vitamin D, C, Zinc, and Elderberry.
Edit: - No we will not get the shot as natural immunity trumps shots.
I had the weird virus in December 2019 after trips to Houston etc- exhaustion— deep cough, no sense of taste for 3-5 days — no aching like the flu - had H1N1 in 2009-10 thought my flesh was being ripped off the bone - missed 2-3 days of work. Just saying the worst thing I’ve ever had was Whooping Cough ( Pertussis) — vaccinated all my life but exposed from Mexican Nationals with active disease and no previous vaccinations —I seriously don’t know how infants survive this— it was awful ( however my mother had it at 6 years old prior to vaccines and didn’t seem to think it was as bad as my experience at 53-54 — have to say I only missed 1-2 days of work and soldiered through-
That's the one that I'm talking about. I talked to many people at work and we all had the same symptoms and had no idea who we're till a few months ago. Mine was a metallic taste across all foods and drinks for several weeks. My Dr said it was some weird respiratory virus that needs to run its course. Here is codeine-infused cough syrup, an inhaler and make sure to have plenty of rest.