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mrs_p

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1. There is a serious flaw in your argument

Reply to SmartVoter22 (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 07:57 AM

Oct 2020

We need a vaccine not because we can’t become immune (which actually a vaccine is designed to induce), but because the illness can kill you before you can become immune.

Also, the cases of possible re-infection are not clear. In some instances, it is thought it was actually a lingering infection.

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CoVid reinfection is likely [View all] SmartVoter22 Oct 2020 OP

There is a serious flaw in your argument mrs_p Oct 2020 #1

If covid reinfection is likely then there would be Phoenix61 Oct 2020 #2

You can't be sure. What matters is the mutation rate, and the duration of immunity Silent3 Oct 2020 #3

Incorrect. The seasonal flu is not a virus FBaggins Oct 2020 #4

If we can't get immunity, then humanity is in big trouble WSHazel Oct 2020 #5