Doctor reinfected with COVID-19 -- three months after recovering

New York Post by way of Fox News ^ | July 22, 2020 | Hannah Sparks

[familyop]

Channel 13 Israel reported that a doctor at Ramat Gan’s Sheba Medical Center first came down with the virus in April, according to the Times of Israel, while she tested negative for COVID-19 in May and June. Now, after reportedly coming in contact with an infected individual, she has again tested positive. While doctors have observed antibodies in many patients immediately following the disease, there is concern that they may not last long in the body, or that some patients may not naturally develop antibodies at all.

[familyop]

Yes, there will be a vaccine. The article said, "...naturally..." ;)

[Crucial]

This virus isn’t natural. It’s just that simple.

[JoSixChip]

More fear porn for the masses.

[virgil]

I wonder if there is a chronic form of COVID.

[DouglasKC]

Don’t doctors always wear masks? Infected TWICE?

[Paladin2]

The tests are not absolute.

Sorting out complex situations may not be their forte.

[butlerweave]

Three strikes and you’re out ?

[fso301]

Ok but might there be another explanation?

Surely, of the millions diagnosed, how many rediagnose?

[dp0622]

You are really very afraid of this thing. That makes me sad. It’s a terrible way to live.

I will pray for you

[Trumpisourlastchance]

There is no herd immunity.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Who decides what is anecdotal and what isn’t?

[dinodino]

There have been many who were reinfected, actually. This has been reported for months in China, Italy, Switzerland...

[sevlex]

Could be the paw-paw strain (wink wink).

[al baby]

You are correct it was designed to work as it is

[Socon-Econ]

Doesn’t say whether the doctor has any symptoms, so the doctor may not be sick.

[tinyowl]

"This virus isn’t natural. It’s just that simple."

What isn't normal is believing this trash and drawing conclusions from it.

[Raycpa]

Either test could be a false positive.

[CheshireTheCat]

Is it me, but the original article from the Times of Israel really doesn’t say that this doctors actually got sick, sick?

It could just be that being exposed to people with COVID reactivates her antibodies and she tests positive due to this.

[KTM rider]

"Unfortunately, issues with testing and inaccurate results have made the study of antibodies and immunity all the more elusive, with studies pointing to a false negative rate of at least 20 percent and up to 38 percent."

THE SCIENCE ! ! THE SCIENCE !!!! ( holy crap are people REALLY this stupid ! ),

OMG we are doomed .

Reporters cannot discern between a positive test result and actual infection with symptoms, how can the average headline reader, no wonder everyone is in a state of hysteria and wearing masks for NO REASON

[CheshireTheCat]

I understand that people who eat a lot of tropical fruit are more susceptible to COVID.

It is better to stick to berries.