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My patient caught Covid-19 twice. So long to herd immunity hopes.

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Emerging cases of Covid-19 reinfection suggest herd immunity is wishful thinking. It seems like you can catch Covid-19 a second time, and it may be worst than the first.  “Wait. I can catch Covid twice?” my 50-year-old patient asked in disbelief. It was the beginning of July, and he had just tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, for a second time — three months after a previous infection. Vox My patient caught Covid-19 twice. So long to herd immunity hopes.

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Emerging cases of Covid-19 reinfection suggest herd immunity is wishful thinking.


It seems like you can catch Covid-19 a second time, and it may be worst than the first. 

“Wait. I can catch Covid twice?” my 50-year-old patient asked in disbelief. It was the beginning of July, and he had just tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, for a second time — three months after a previous infection.

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Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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