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Nevada lab confirms first coronavirus reinfection in the US
- claudeganon 6y agoPreprint paper referenced in the article: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3681489 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3681489
- noobermin 6y agoIn case people run for the hills before reading the article, it's important to note how rare this is. >Scientists say that although reinfection is likely possible, it's also extremely rare. This is the first documented reinfection among nearly 6 million COVID-19 cases to date. This is in addition to another case reported in Hong Kong.
- ddingus 6y agoThe virus is still novel. Rare for now. We really do not yet have enough data to understand what the implications are, other than reinfection is possible. Having survived this virus, left with chronic fatigue I hope continues to improve, I feel strongly about taking this more seriously than the US currently is. Let us hope it remains rare and does not turn out influenza style, able to hit us every annual cycle requiring recurring vaccines.