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To: SeekAndFind
The problem lies with our original question. We still don't know how long the immunity provided by COVID-19 vaccines will last.

Against the original strain that the vaccines were developed against? For the rest of my life. Against seasonal mutations? Probably a few years. If COVID-19 follows the pattern of influenza, there will be yearly vaccines for the latest season's strain.
8 posted on 03/21/2021 6:56:13 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Unfortunately, not even close.

https://www.advisory.com/en/daily-briefing/2021/03/02/reinfection

CDC study suggests some patients could face more severe Covid-19 with reinfection

For the report, researchers looked at two separate outbreaks that occurred three months apart at a skilled nursing facility in Kentucky. The first outbreak at the facility occurred in July 2020.

According to the researchers, among 12 of the residents who tested positive during the first outbreak and were still living at the facility in October, five—ranging in age from 67 to 99—tested positive again during the second outbreak.

Three of the five residents had asymptomatic infections during the first outbreak, but all residents experienced symptoms of Covid-19 during the second infection. One required hospitalization and later died, the researchers noted.

Further, according to the researchers, the two residents who had symptomatic cases of Covid-19 during the first outbreak experienced more severe symptoms during their second infection.

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16 posted on 03/21/2021 7:18:39 PM PDT by Cathi
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