{"id":853,"date":"2020-11-21T08:02:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T13:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covidqanda.org\/?p=853"},"modified":"2020-11-21T08:02:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T13:02:41","slug":"thanksgiving-with-guests-who-recovered-from-covid-is-reinfection-a-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/covidqanda.org\/?p=853","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving with guests who recovered from COVID; is reinfection a concern?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Question:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0My daughter is considering attending Thanksgiving at her brother’s home where he and his wife will be entertaining several guests. Apparently, everyone attending except my daughter has already had covid. I am very concerned about her going, especially given that she has Sjogrens. What is the most recent data on reinfection? Can individuals still be able to transmit covid-19 even though they have already had it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0There’s still a lot about COVID-19 that we don’t know, including how long a person’s immunity to SARS-CoV-2 remains after infection and whether such immunity varies by disease severity or individual background characteristics (like age or sex).\u00a0 We have solid evidence that reinfection can occur (see\u00a0Q&A of 10\/14<\/a>), however reinfection still seems relatively rare.\u00a0 That said, it’s still difficult to know how rare or common reinfection is because it is really difficult to measure.\u00a0 Science <\/em>published an article just three days ago, “More people are getting COVID-19 twice, suggesting immunity wanes quickly in some<\/a>,” which does a nice job synthesizing the current evidence on lasting immunity, reinfection, and ongoing concerns.\u00a0 If a person were reinfected, there’s no reason to believe that they would not be contagious.\u00a0 At this point in our knowledge and experience, no one gets a “pass” to forego mask wearing, social distancing, hand washing, avoiding crowds, etc.– even those who have already recovered from the coronavirus (see CDC guidance on reinfection<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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