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Prior Infection Isn’t Enough to Keep You Safe From COVID This Summer
With nearly 60% of people in the US having been infected with COVID, many of them are heading into summer 2022 thinking they are immune.
“They are not safe,” said Ulysses Wu, MD, system director of infection disease and chief epidemiologist for Hartford HealthCare. “They can contract COVID again and there is a good possibility that the current virus may evade pre-existing immunity and infect again. Vaccinations are the best way to achieve immunity.”
Both COVID-19 vaccinations and prior disease do provide some protection against future illnesses, but they’re better at preventing severe disease than infection. Experts say reinfection is unlikely for at least 90 days following a COVID-19 illness, and maybe longer.
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