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Originally Posted by Damien
It is bloody annoying that the virus seems to mutate so quickly and previous infections seem to matter for little. Hopefully, this peaks and we see more evidence that each 'wave' is smaller than the last.
It may be no worse than the flu but we already have the flu so to have two respiratory illnesses for the NHS to handle each year is a bit crap.
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On the contrary, previous infections (and vaccination) are the reason why covid is now causing far less serious illness. Memory T cells are among the things that persist in the body and are triggered by reinfection. There’s sufficient lag that this response doesn’t prevent infection becoming established but it is effective at eliminating it thereafter.