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0 pointsdogma11386y ago0 comments

It’s not the “common cold” as in rhinovirus, about 10-30% of cases of cold are caused by corona viruses other than SARS-COV2.

Since corona viruses are quite common it will be hard to know which one causes this immune response.

The interesting part is that early on tests of MERS and SARS survivors didn’t indicate an adaptive immune response against COVID-19.

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cameldrv6y ago

From what I've read, immunity to other coronaviruses typically only lasts a year or so. SARS hasn't infected anyone in over a decade, and it's been a few years since a MERS outbreak.

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