Originally Posted by
AoD
I haven't v* from a sv in close to 17 years. And that's a conservative estimate. It might be closer to 20 years. I've read about people here who have avoided v* completely for over 50 years. It's not a question of time running out or reduced immunity, as immunity to any given sv* is only for a few months at best. And you're not "more likely to catch it if you haven't in a while", actually if you haven't caught it chances are that you're doing something right to avoid it, so your chances of getting it are slimmer than for those who regularly catch it.