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Woman In Spain Caught COVID-19 Twice Within Record 20 Days: Report
A genome sequencing of the woman's swab samples identified the strain as Omicron, which led some of the most deadly waves of COVID infection across the world.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says He "Supposedly" Has Covid Again, "Almost No Symptoms"
Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO, today indicated that he has been reinfected with COVID-19 but has "almost no symptoms". The tech billionaire was infected with the virus in November 2020 as well when he had questioned the accuracy of the tests.
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Covid Reinfections Milder, Strengthen Immunity? What Experts Say
How common are reinfections? The UK has recently started publishing data on reinfections on its COVID dashboard. It classifies a reinfection as someone receiving a new positive COVID test result more than 90 days after their last infection.
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WHO On Omicron Transmission: "Does Not Mean Virus Is Unstoppable..."
Early data indicates the Omicron Covid variant may more easily reinfect people who have already had the virus or been vaccinated than previous variants, but could also cause milder disease, the WHO said Wednesday.
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Omicron More Infectious Than Delta Variant, Says Singapore: Report
Singapore's Ministry of Health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible and have a higher risk of reinfection compared to the Delta and Beta variants of the virus.
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'Seeing Mild Symptoms, None Hospitalised': Doctor Behind 'Omicron' Alarm
Dr Angelique Coetzee said that we will know within two weeks if 'Omicron' is escaping vaccine immunity, whether it is causing reinfections, and how clinically bad it's going to be.
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6 Months' Immunity In Mild Covid Patients As Antibodies Persist: Study
A new study has found that most patients with mild COVID-19 infections produce antibodies that persist and protect them from reinfection for up to six months.
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87,000 Covid Infections In India After 2nd Dose, 46% From Kerala: Sources
Over 87,000 people across the country have been reported Covid positive after the second dose of vaccination, while 46 per cent of those cases are from Kerala, top Health Ministry sources have told NDTV.
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Over 40,000 Vaccinated People Test Positive In Kerala: Sources
More than 40,000 cases of breakthrough infection - where the patient contracted the virus after vaccination - have been detected in Kerala, sources in the Union Home Ministry have told NDTV.
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Unvaccinated People Twice As Likely To Be Reinfected With Covid: US Study
Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with Covid-19 as the fully vaccinated, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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UK Warns Of Increased Risk Of Covid Reinfection With Delta Variant
In UK, 3,692 people have been hospitalised with the Delta variant, of whom 2,152 (58.3 per cent) were unvaccinated and 843 (22.8 per cent) were fully vaccinated.
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Young People Can Catch Covid Second Time: Lancet Study
A past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect young people from reinfection, and vaccination is still necessary to boost immune response and reduce disease transmission, according to The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.
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Covid Reinfection Rare, More Common Among People Above 65-Years: Study
Surviving Covid-19 protects most people against reinfection for at least six months, but elderly patients are more likely to be laid low by the virus a second time, researchers reported Thursday.
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For How Long Are You Immune From Coronavirus After Recovering From COVID-19? Experts Tell
COVID-19: It is known that individuals who have severe, mild or even asymptomatic form of COVID-19 develop antibodies a few weeks after infection: Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at WHO.
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Covid Reinfection Possible Once Antibodies Start Depleting: Top Medical Body ICMR
There is a possibility of re-infection, if antibodies reduce in the body of a Covid-19 recovered person in five months time after the recovery, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
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Woman In Spain Caught COVID-19 Twice Within Record 20 Days: Report
A genome sequencing of the woman's swab samples identified the strain as Omicron, which led some of the most deadly waves of COVID infection across the world.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says He "Supposedly" Has Covid Again, "Almost No Symptoms"
Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO, today indicated that he has been reinfected with COVID-19 but has "almost no symptoms". The tech billionaire was infected with the virus in November 2020 as well when he had questioned the accuracy of the tests.
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Covid Reinfections Milder, Strengthen Immunity? What Experts Say
How common are reinfections? The UK has recently started publishing data on reinfections on its COVID dashboard. It classifies a reinfection as someone receiving a new positive COVID test result more than 90 days after their last infection.
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WHO On Omicron Transmission: "Does Not Mean Virus Is Unstoppable..."
Early data indicates the Omicron Covid variant may more easily reinfect people who have already had the virus or been vaccinated than previous variants, but could also cause milder disease, the WHO said Wednesday.
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Omicron More Infectious Than Delta Variant, Says Singapore: Report
Singapore's Ministry of Health has said that early clinical observations globally suggest that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 may be more transmissible and have a higher risk of reinfection compared to the Delta and Beta variants of the virus.
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'Seeing Mild Symptoms, None Hospitalised': Doctor Behind 'Omicron' Alarm
Dr Angelique Coetzee said that we will know within two weeks if 'Omicron' is escaping vaccine immunity, whether it is causing reinfections, and how clinically bad it's going to be.
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6 Months' Immunity In Mild Covid Patients As Antibodies Persist: Study
A new study has found that most patients with mild COVID-19 infections produce antibodies that persist and protect them from reinfection for up to six months.
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87,000 Covid Infections In India After 2nd Dose, 46% From Kerala: Sources
Over 87,000 people across the country have been reported Covid positive after the second dose of vaccination, while 46 per cent of those cases are from Kerala, top Health Ministry sources have told NDTV.
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Over 40,000 Vaccinated People Test Positive In Kerala: Sources
More than 40,000 cases of breakthrough infection - where the patient contracted the virus after vaccination - have been detected in Kerala, sources in the Union Home Ministry have told NDTV.
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Unvaccinated People Twice As Likely To Be Reinfected With Covid: US Study
Unvaccinated people are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with Covid-19 as the fully vaccinated, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
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UK Warns Of Increased Risk Of Covid Reinfection With Delta Variant
In UK, 3,692 people have been hospitalised with the Delta variant, of whom 2,152 (58.3 per cent) were unvaccinated and 843 (22.8 per cent) were fully vaccinated.
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Young People Can Catch Covid Second Time: Lancet Study
A past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect young people from reinfection, and vaccination is still necessary to boost immune response and reduce disease transmission, according to The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.
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Covid Reinfection Rare, More Common Among People Above 65-Years: Study
Surviving Covid-19 protects most people against reinfection for at least six months, but elderly patients are more likely to be laid low by the virus a second time, researchers reported Thursday.
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For How Long Are You Immune From Coronavirus After Recovering From COVID-19? Experts Tell
COVID-19: It is known that individuals who have severe, mild or even asymptomatic form of COVID-19 develop antibodies a few weeks after infection: Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at WHO.
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Covid Reinfection Possible Once Antibodies Start Depleting: Top Medical Body ICMR
There is a possibility of re-infection, if antibodies reduce in the body of a Covid-19 recovered person in five months time after the recovery, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.
