[HN Gopher] Previous Covid-19 may cut risk of reinfection 84%
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       Previous Covid-19 may cut risk of reinfection 84%
        
       Author : walterbell
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2021-04-13 22:06 UTC (53 minutes ago)
        
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       | ashtonkem wrote:
       | Not that surprising, that's how immune systems work.
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       | More surprisingly, it looks like some of the vaccines might
       | provide even better protection than previous infection.
        
         | tedsanders wrote:
         | Is that surprising?
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         | The virus is specifically evolved to avoid immune response.
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         | The vaccine is specifically designed to trigger strong and
         | lasting immune responses.
        
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