Prior COVID-19 illness reduces risk of second infection for months, study finds
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A U.K. study involving care home residents found that an infection of COVID-19 reduces the risk of being infected by the virus again for several months.
Those who received a COVID-19 vaccine were removed from the study 12 days after their first dose. Of the 634 staff and residents who had positive antibody results in June and July, reinfections were considered low. Only four residents and 10 staffers developed a second infection, suggesting about an 85% less likelihood among residents and about 60% less likelihood among staffers. Researchers cautioned that some staff may have been tested outside of their facility, which would not be included in the study data.More Related News
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