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Another COVID-19 Reinfection: This Time Second Infection Was More Severe

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday September 01 2020, @11:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the common-cold-/-covid-19? dept.

Freeman writes:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/another-covid-19-reinfection-this-time-second-infection-was-more-severe/

A 25-year-old resident of Reno, Nevada was infected with the pandemic coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, two times, about 48-days apart, with the second infection causing a more severe case of COVID-19 than the first and requiring hospitalization and oxygen support.

That's according to a draft study, led by researchers at the University of Nevada and posted online. The study has not been published by a scientific journal and has not been peer-reviewed. Still, it drew quick attention from researchers, who have been examining data from the first confirmed case of a SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, reported earlier this week.
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Amid the more than 24.5 million cases worldwide, it is completely expected to find some recovered patients who are not completely protected by their immune responses and are thus vulnerable to reinfection.

The big question is: how common is this scenario?

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  • (Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Thursday September 03 2020, @08:19PM (1 child)

    by cmdrklarg (5048) Subscriber Badge on Thursday September 03 2020, @08:19PM (#1046041)

    Show me real evidence that these numbers are fake. It is already the third leading cause of death this year in the US (heart disease and cancer lead it). The evidence I've seen points towards those numbers being undercounted due to lack of testing.

    The idea that COVID-19 is somehow a vast conspiracy to pull the wool over our eyes is patently ludicrous. It's not credible by any stretch of the imagination. You can believe what you want, and I'm not interested in convincing you otherwise. You're certainly not going to convince me with your assertions without evidence.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday September 03 2020, @09:43PM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday September 03 2020, @09:43PM (#1046079) Homepage Journal

    You really should look around for dissent on matters this important. Here [lynnwoodtimes.com] are [arizonadailyindependent.com] a [coloradosun.com] few [mynorthwest.com] for starters. And then there are the CDC's own guidelines that directly state medical facilities should report "probable" as well as verified cases.

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