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COVID-19 reinfections are real, but extremely rare; most immune systems fight off repeat infection
•Some reports reveal patients were sicker the second time – a pattern the immune system is supposed to prevent.
India will grant emergency authorisation for COVID-19 vaccine depending on data availability: Health Minister
•He said that the prioritisation of groups for COVID-19 vaccine shall be based on occupational hazard and risk of exposure to infection and the risk of developing severe disease and increased mortality.
Scientists are seeing signs of lasting immunity to COVID-19, among survivors with even mild infections
•Protection against reinfection is not confirmed unless there's proof that people can encounter the virus again and keep it at bay,
Health experts are not sure if a person can get reinfected with Coronavirus
•Reports of people testing positive, weeks after they were believed to have recovered, have led some to think they might be reinfected.
Does having COVID-19 antibodies mean that you are immune to the disease?
Myupchar •If a person has COVID-19 antibodies in their body, it means their immune system fought the infection without causing any trouble to the person.