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by fragmede 2242 days ago
The science is still out. We're not sure that specific individuals will develop an antibody response, though WHO will now go as far as to say "most" and "some level of protection"[0]. We're not sure being young and healthy is enough to guarantee that you won't die from it. We're not sure of the long-term effects of having caught it. Maybe it kills everyone 6 months later. Doubtful, but no one's been alive for 6 months after having caught it.

We still don't know enough about this thing, though we are learning more by the day.

As the magic 8 ball says: ask again tomorrow.

[0] https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1254160937805926405

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There is no guarantee that you won't die from the lighting strike. All the numbers show that risk for the young people is extremely low (though not zero), even lower than some other common ilnesses.