Shane Dawson is convinced that he already had the coronavirus and that he spread it
to his BFF Jeffree Star and his fiancé Ryland Adams.
Even in times like this Shane is coming through with conspiracy theories, kind of...
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Shane took to IG stories to explain that he was sick back in January, and that he had
similar symptoms to that of the coronavirus.
But how could Shane, who famously never leaves his house and has been practicing social distancing
for years, get sick?
Well he has a theory...
And like we said, this was all back in January, before coronavirus was a widespread pandemic
in the United States and across the world.
Shane explained his symptoms as cough, fever, and chills, which we all know now are symptoms
of COVID-19.
And because he was so sick, Shane called a doctor.
At the time, doctors tested him for the flu and that the results came back negative for
every strain of the flu, so they couldn’t figure out what he was sick with.
And Shane even revealed that the doctor thought his symptoms could have been linked to depression.
Shane continued on and said quote, “I literally had a full mental breakdown that night because
I was just like, ‘I’m sick, the doctor thinks I’m making it up.
Because there wasn’t a corona test at the time.”
Shane has also been very vocal about how all this news and this challenging time has impacted
his mental health.
He tweeted saying quote, “I don’t want to add to the anxiety of the situation but
I’m genuinely spiraling about the corona virus and I just don’t really know how to
process all of this.
If ur feeling the same just know it’s ok to be worried right now even if people tell
you you’re overreacting.”
And he recently posted on his IG stories that Ryland has been helping him through this time.
And fans are relating to Shane’s anxiety surrounding this whole situation.
They are sharing their thoughts with him on Twitter.
One person wrote quote, “i’m in this weird anxiety state where I’m making jokes and
saying people are overreacting but in reality I’m kinda terrified because I have chronic
illnesses that make my immune system shitty.
I’m struggling mentally”
Another said quote, “For real, wtf is going on in 2020??
I thought 2019 was bad, but now I'd much rather go back and stay in 2019 than continue this
already horrible year”
And another wrote quote, “We are worried too.
It's pretty crazy when things start shutting down around you.
A world where businesses stay open through holidays and things are closing.
It's serious!”
And it’s definitely something to take seriously but the most we can do right now is continue
to wash our hands and practice social distancing.
Which I hope you’re all already doing!
But back to Shane possibly having had the coronavirus at some stage… do you think
he actually had it?
Or do you think it was just a flu?
Let me know and get the conversation started down in the comments below.
But Shane isn’t the only YouTuber who’s convinced they had COVID-19.
James Charles replied to a fan who was theorizing that the virus has been around much longer
than we think and shared that he also thinks he had it.
James wrote quote, “Remember at New Years when I was literally sick for a month and
a half straight?
I’ve never been that sick for that long.
All of the symptoms I was dealing with match those of COVID-19.
I’m convinced that I already had Corona and beat it...
This whole thing is so scary.”
OMG, wait, I was soooo sick for weeks over new years too and thought I had strep throat
and a flu, and I had it for sooo long and like James I’ve never been that sick for
that long….
OK, I digress….
Some fans were quick to point out that this isn’t likely, since the first case in America
was reported on January 21, 2020.
Like this fan who wrote quote, “the symptoms for COVID-19 match up perfectly with almost
every other flu or cold virus.
you most likely did not have covid-19 since it was mainly localized in china until just
recently.
flus do get that bad tho, im glad ur feeling better from that!”
But other fans actually backed up James’s theory and think that they may have had it
too.
One person wrote quote, “I was just talking to a PA at my old job about this.
A bunch of us for so sick in January, thought it was strep at first.
Spiked a high fever then had a really dry cough.
Kids got over it faster.
I thought I was going to die.
I’ve had the flu and this was 100x worse.”
So who knows if James had the coronavirus or if Shane did either, but we’re just glad
they are healthy now!
Let me know what you guys think about all of this down in the comments below.
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