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If reinfections are common, it might make it hard to ever reach herd immunity.

A HONG KONG MAN GOT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS TWICEERIN GARCIA DE JESUSAUGUST 26, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

Another is how long the immunity from his first infection lasted.

WHAT THE FIRST CONFIRMED COVID-19 REINFECTION TELLS US ABOUT A FUTURE VACCINENAOMI XU ELEGANTAUGUST 25, 2020FORTUNE

Overall, it’s unknown how long immunity to the coronavirus lasts.

A MAN IN HONG KONG IS THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF CORONAVIRUS REINFECTIONERIN GARCIA DE JESUSAUGUST 24, 2020SCIENCE NEWS

They would be ideal for large wild populations because even just a few individual animals vaccinated with them could spread immunity widely.

CAN VACCINES FOR WILDLIFE PREVENT HUMAN PANDEMICS?RODRIGO PÉREZ ORTEGAAUGUST 24, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE

It’s also not yet known exactly how long immunity to the coronavirus lasts.

SURVEY OF INDIA’S 9TH-LARGEST CITY FINDS COVID ANTIBODIES IN 52% OF THE POPULATIONNAOMI XU ELEGANTAUGUST 21, 2020FORTUNE

He estimated that the region could achieve herd immunity if more people get the virus.

SUPERVISOR BY DAY, BUT A COVID-19 SKEPTIC ON THE AIRWAVESKATY STEGALLAUGUST 20, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Further work on the interplay of infections, immunity and genomes could change how future gene-based medicine routinely diagnoses and treats diseases.

OUR GENES MAY EXPLAIN SEVERITY OF COVID-19 AND OTHER INFECTIONSMONIQUE BROUILLETTEJULY 27, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE

In the meantime, to prevent the spread of the virus and lower that R0 value as much as possible, distancing, masks, testing and contact tracing are the order of the day everywhere, regardless of where you place the herd immunity threshold.

THE TRICKY MATH OF HERD IMMUNITY FOR COVID-19KEVIN HARTNETTJUNE 30, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE

Herd immunity refers to the number of people who would need to be immune to the coronavirus — either with a vaccine or by contracting and recovering from the virus — to protect the population as a whole.

LOCKDOWNS MAY HAVE AVERTED 531 MILLION CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONSERIN GARCIA DE JESUSJUNE 9, 2020SCIENCE NEWS

The immunity it offers may last for only weeks to a few months.

ANTIBODIES FROM FORMER COVID-19 PATIENTS COULD BECOME A MEDICINEAIMEE CUNNINGHAMAPRIL 15, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

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