>in other words, when you recover from covid-19, you are immune Well, it may appear to be the case so far but afaik that hasn't been rigorously confirmed, and

>in other words, when you recover from covid-19, you are immune Well, it may appear to be the case so far but afaik that hasn't been rigorously confirmed, and this article doesn't imply immunity to live virus upon reexposure. >but that doesn't mean the virus is some sort of strange monster Except there are dozens of papers being publishes about a range of effects - damage to a multitude of organs, virus fragments found in brains during autopsy, high incidence of clotting/stroke. By many SME accounts it is very much a strange monster. Also recall the documented rapid progression from asymptomatic to dead. >It's extremely infectious, and somewhat more lethal than influenza So one of these numbers (CFR) is about the same, but the R0 is anywhere from 2-4 times larger, and the critical rate appears to much higher than the typical flu. So the response of "terror" isn't totally unwarranted. >When I first heard about those patients who had recovered from the virus, and yet were still testing positive, it felt like a mistake. I'm glad it's been cleared up. Agreed. And another reinfection case occured in an immunocompromised patient. So it's looking like the infection doesn't become chronic or dormant.