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2020-04-23 Science & Technology

86-year-old man in serious condition after contracting COVID-19 for second time

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-23 03:04|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Virus testing is done by throat swab, but we know it's prevalent there in the early stages, then moves on. Easy to imagine that a throat swab comes up negative while other viral reservoirs still exist in the body. Would love to see data on whether people who tested positive for antibodies get reinfected.

Posted by Iblis 2020-04-23 10:37|| 2020-04-23 10:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Iblis, a 86 years old no longer has an immune system to remember previous antigenic challenges. Now, they do have to find how he was reinfected.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-23 10:50|| 2020-04-23 10:50|| Front Page Top

#3 According to the French, some nicotine will fix him right up.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-23 10:57|| 2020-04-23 10:57|| Front Page Top

#4 a 86 years old no longer has an immune system to remember previous antigenic challenges.

Good point. Probably won't benefit from a vaccine then either, except perhaps indirectly from herd immunity.

Posted by Iblis 2020-04-23 15:05|| 2020-04-23 15:05|| Front Page Top

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