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

J Infect

Department of Infection, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom; Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, United Kingdom.

Published: April 2021

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