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mvd

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11. K&R

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2020, 10:05 PM

Jul 2020

I hope it is not like the cold virus with constant mutations.

About the only thing I have been susceptible to is colds, some of which are caused by coronaviruses. I don’t know if that helps or hurts my chances of getting COVID.

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T cells found in COVID-19 patients 'bode well' for long-term immunity [View all] Quixote1818 Jul 2020 OP

Good if previous exposures to coronavirus colds can help ward off Covid 19's effects, but wishstar Jul 2020 #1

What's so difficult is we're hearing diametrically opposed findings. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #2

CNN has some story queued up about antibodies only lasting a few weeks nt Shermann Jul 2020 #5

T-Cell response and antibodies are 2 separate things and that 'antibodies are gone after a few Celerity Jul 2020 #10

Interesting info, thanks Shermann Jul 2020 #17

People latch on to rare cases. NutmegYankee Jul 2020 #6

T Cells and Antibodies from B Cells are different parts of our adaptive immune response system cojoel Jul 2020 #8

South Korea Health dept concluded that risk of reinfection is negligible to none AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #3

Good to hear. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #4

Thats been my laymen's POV BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #7

if risk of reinfection was high, vaccine would be meaningless AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #9

Yes. And I think you had it just right with the virus remnants in the system. BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #12

in California, if you test positive, you will be quarantined AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #15

K&R mvd Jul 2020 #11

There are also hundreds of cold viruses. NutmegYankee Jul 2020 #13

Coronaviruses are much more stable than the flu Quixote1818 Jul 2020 #14

Could be more good news mvd Jul 2020 #16