Coronavirus reinfection

A Medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Sunway Medical Centre, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
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Covid-19 reinfection rare, but more common in older people, study finds

The study found that people over the age of 65 had only 47% protection against repeat infection, compared to 80% protection for younger people

US man gets Covid twice and second hit 'more severe'
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US man gets Covid twice and second hit 'more severe'

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First US coronavirus reinfection case identified in Nevada study

A digitally-enhanced microscopic image shows a coronavirus infection in blue of the first case discovered in the United States. Photo:UN News via UNB
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Covid-19 reinfection possibility seems slim: WHO

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks on the occasion of the third anniversary of his inauguration at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2020. Kim Min-Hee/Pool via Reuters
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S Korea's Moon warns of Covid-19 second wave as cases rebound

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Positive tests for recovered patients are not reinfections: WHO

Medical personnel in protective suits wave hands to a patient who is discharged from the Leishenshan Hospital after recovering from the novel coronavirus, in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China March 1, 2020/ China Daily via Reuters
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China's early patients unable to shed coronavirus

People wearing masks following the rise in confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), take a walk at a park in Daegu, South Korea, March 14, 2020/ Reuters
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Why recovered S Koreans testing coronavirus positive again?

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Discharge mechanism in focus after false Covid-19 negatives