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Covid reinfections ‘to be expected’ as virus spreads, say government scientists – The Guardian

Reports suggest timeframe between recovery and reinfection ‘relatively short’ for those who contracted virus twice

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Government science advisers have warned that reinfections with Covid-19 are to be expected as the virus spreads, based on what is known about peoples immunity to other coronaviruses that cause the common cold.
Researchers on the Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium said it was unclear at what point people who had recovered from the virus became vulnerable to reinfection, but cited emerging reports of second infections that suggested the timeframe was relatively short.
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