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Old 10-06-2020, 01:20 AM   #10 (permalink)
whatotherway
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I'm a compulsive reader, and I read a lot of science and health journals and publications. Unfortunately, there is growing evidence that we can catch the SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, more than once.

Like many of the related cold viruses, the antibodies don't seem to last as long as many have been suggesting. There have been a number of cases of second infections so far in China and other countries where the infections first started getting spread.

These seem to occur Four to Five months after the first infection, but there have been a few where they seem to have caught it Three months after the first infection. The second infection damage seems to be worse than the first time individuals have caught the virus.

The virus hasn't been around long enough for us to fully understand what happens with second infections, let alone multiple times, but so far it isn't looking very good. It could be that only those cases where people are getting really ill are being noticed, so we need to test more people who have had the virus, when they catch what seem to be common colds.

At least we now know that the virus doesn't survive long on paper and packaging, and that infections from these materials are almost non-existent.

Also, it isn't airborne, which is a plus, it is only the larger droplets we spray out when when we breathe, cough, sneeze and speak is causing the infections.

Like most viruses, even though they can survive for up to 72 hours on many metals, this virus does quickly expire on copper and silver surfaces, so brass and plated silver do offer some protection.

Last edited by whatotherway; 10-06-2020 at 01:22 AM.
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