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> Reinfections have long ceased to be noteworthy events. How long is long? This was published a little over a month ago: Protective immunity after recovery fr
by ifyoubuildit 5y ago
> Reinfections have long ceased to be noteworthy events.
How long is long? This was published a little over a month ago:
Protective immunity after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00676-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3...
- usrusr 5y agoYeah, that's all about quantifying something well known, not "stop the press, there's been a reinfection!"
- ifyoubuildit 5y agoYou said: > The effect of infection is stronger wrt to spread for a few weeks or months but that difference isn't a long term thing. That's not how you reach herd immunity, it's how you reach seasonality. The authors of that study said: > Community immunity to control the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic can be reached with the acquired immunity due to either previous infection or vaccination. I haven't seen anything yet that says protection after infection wanes all that much. I see a lot of "we don't know how long it will last", but it seems to last as long as we have data for so far.