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. 2021 Apr;82(4):e11-e12.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.01.005. Epub 2021 Jan 13.

Prior COVID-19 significantly reduces the risk of subsequent infection, but reinfections are seen after eight months

Aodhán Seán Breathnach  1 , Peter Andrew Riley  2 , Meaghan Patricia Cotter  3 , Angela Cara Houston  3 , Maximillian Shahin Habibi  3 , Timothy David Planche  2
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Prior COVID-19 significantly reduces the risk of subsequent infection, but reinfections are seen after eight months

Aodhán Seán Breathnach et al. J Infect. 2021 Apr.

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