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That's a good point. I've done some more reading, prompted by your comment, and it looks like

Other coronaviruses typically do have reinfection about a year after first infection: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.11.20086439v... - with antibody reduction occurring after about six months.

I know there have been a few people who appeared to clear the virus but subsequently tested positive again - I don't know enough about the details here. Vox article with more links: https://www.vox.com/2020/7/12/21321653/getting-covid-19-twic...

I hope that reinfection with this virus is less likely, but I don't think we yet have any data to suggest that it is much different than existing coronaviruses.



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