New COVID-19 variants raising concerns about reinfections
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Evidence is showing that people who’ve been infected with COVID-19 aren’t necessarily safe against re-infection from other COVID-19 variants.
Reinfections were thought to be less common however recent studies are showing that it is completely possible. A city in Brazil documented several cases of reinfection, where three-fourths of the population were thought to have been previously infected.
People who were recently infected have a much lower chance of reinfection, and reinfection should be considerably less serious. However, it cannot be ruled out at all.
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