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Old 04-25-2020, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Velvet View Post
It doesn’t look like herd immunity is ever going to happen, just dead people. The WHO said there is no evidence at this time that antibodies prevent you from catching Covid-19 again.
but that's not to say that your reaction to it the next time round won't be a lot less severe.

The flu virus changes every year, but whatever type of flu jab you get (and the manufacturers have to make an informed guess of what type they should make well in advance of flu season) tends to be better than no jab at all, even though you won't have antibodies specific to the actual flu virus.