# When Did COVID-19 Arrive and Could We Have Spotted it Earlier? **URL:** \ **Category:** Scuttlebutt\ **Created:** [May 6, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312 "2020-05-06T14:51:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312/1 "2020-05-06T14:51:03Z")
> **[Opinion | When Did COVID-19 Arrive and Could We Have Spotted It Earlier?](https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/86291)** > > A forensic pathologist investigates > Is it possible, then, that the COVID-19 virus was on U.S. soil earlier than January – maybe even as early as November? > > It’s not just possible; it’s likely. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312/2 "2020-05-07T21:59:37Z")
Neighbors of mine came back from Milan in early December. Wife was very sick on trip home. Husband hospitalized on 1 January. Spent three days on a ventilator. He survived. Diagnosis was “unknown pathogen.” Earl ---
**Author:** ![SeaEagle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seaeagle/32/17788_2.png) [@SeaEagle](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeaEagle)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312/3 "2020-05-07T22:10:48Z")
Sure looks like it was here before many people thought. Perhaps misdiagnosis for quite a few before they knew what they were dealing with. Your neighbors OK Earl? ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312/4 "2020-05-07T22:13:42Z")
Yes, thanks, fully recovered. Cheers, Earl ---
**Author:** ![Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Steamer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steamer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312/5 "2020-05-07T22:23:59Z")
> [@Kennebec\_Captain](#): > > It’s not just possible; it’s likely. After an extended working trip to Italy, Spain, and then immediately on to a large trade show in Amsterdam in late November I was laid up for much of December with all the symptoms. It took more than a month to begin feeling anywhere near normal again. ---
**Author:** ![Steveisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Steveisme](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Steveisme)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312/6 "2020-11-11T21:40:06Z")
Well I didn’t get COVID but did get the vaccine from Pfizer. Or think I did. It was a two series shot 3 wéks apart. First shot arm hurt quite a bit for 3 days and felt like nerves were on edge. Second time arm hurt for 2 days. I asked if I could go downtown and riot. They said sure if that is what you normally do. You might avoid the White House however. I felt that with 3 comorbidities I should do it for God and Country. ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/when-did-covid-19-arrive-and-could-we-have-spotted-it-earlier/55312/7 "2020-11-11T21:41:20Z")
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