Sensitivity to poison ivy can change over time. Your friend may have been correct about his past experience.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm07672313/index....
It was explained to me that there are people who react to it, and people who don’t react to it yet.
It was explained to me that there are people who react to it, and people who don’t react to it yet.