Catching a second time

[IHateThisVirus]

If you've had covid, what's the chances of getting it again?

Do antibodies from the first virus protect against the new strain?

Any data on this? What's the science saying? (I remember one case in April where a man in China had covid twice, not heard anything since so hoping myself and family have some immunity??)

Thanks for any info

Anyone?

There isn’t much data on this but it seems there have been about 20 or so cases reported on in the world and there is doubt whether it is virus fragments in their systems.

There is a thread on this
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/4127889-Reinfected

That sounds really positive only 20 people is hardly anything given lots of people (including me) who have had it, work in the NHS and have likely been exposed to it again and again

*200 not 20

Sorry typo but still tiny amounts compared to the amount of positive cases there have been.

200? .. still a relatively small figure considering!

I think the low number is more a reflection of the difficulty measuring rather than reality. Immunity seems to last about 6 months and there are plenty of people reporting reinfection.

At the start of the pandemic it was unclear whether infection with the novel coronavirus (#SARSCoV2) would lead to protective immunity, how long immunity would last, whether vaccines could be made, and the implications of viral mutation. What have we since learnt? A thread:
mobile.twitter.com/LucyWalkerlab/status/1345083297328738305

mobile.twitter.com/apoorva_nyc/status/1346837296524513280

I'd love to know. I was ill in April but didn't know what then had a positive antibody test in November. Either that was covid or I've had it since but no symptoms. It's a long time after for antibodies to still show in blood
Going back to work in a hub school next week and not keen to get it again though want to go to work as well.

Loads on here have had it twice.

I was hoping I would be immune for a while.

Thanks, v helpful

The Singapore government, who allow cruises to depart, won't allow anyone to cruise who has tested positive for Covid in the previous 180 days as they reckon that taking a pre-cruise Covid test could throw up a positive result, even if the person is no longer contagious.

It looks as if they have reason to believe that a person can still test positive from the original infection nearly 6 months later.