> If your immune system was able to beat it once, it is primed to quickly take it out the second time (probably before you even have symptoms.) This isn't alwa

> If your immune system was able to beat it once, it is primed to quickly take it out the second time (probably before you even have symptoms.) This isn't always the case, chickenpox can lie dormant for most of your life and reactivate as a far worse shingles. There are some sources claiming reinfection is possible and that it's worse than the initial infection for coronavirus, I'd take that with a large dose of salt for now, but it's not safe to assume you'll be immune once you beat it, even if it doesn't cause long term damage.