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The Lancet: Study finds COVID-19 reinfections are rare, more common for those above age 65 – EurekAlert
Most people who have had COVID-19 are protected from catching it again for at least six months, but elderly patients are more prone to reinfection, according to…
- Prior infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection, with 0.65% of patients returning a positive PCR test twice during Denmark’s first and second waves, compared with 3.27% of people who tested positive after initially being negative.
- People over the age of 65 are at greater risk of catching COVID-19 again, with only 47% protection against repeat infection compared with 80% for younger people.
- Protection against reinfection remained stable for more than six months.
- The findings…
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