Naturally Immune People at Little Risk of Reinfection, Severe Disease From COVID-19: Study
Coronavirus,Coronavirus Vaccine,Natural Immunity
People who have recovered from COVID-19 are at little risk of contracting the disease again, according to a study published last week.
Researchers in Qatar examined a cohort of over 353,000 people using national databases that contain information about patients with polymerase-chain-reaction-confirmed infections.
The studied population contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, between Feb. 28, 2020, and April 28, 2021.
Reinfections were counted if a person tested positive at least 90 days after their first infection.
After excluding approximately 87,500 people with a vaccination record, researchers found that those with immunity due to having recovered from COVID-19 had little risk of reinfection or severe cases of the disease.
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