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by ruairispain 2059 days ago
Following a load of doctors, this is from today...

Not much scares me in this life. But just saw my first COVID reinfection this full moon Halloween & I am fucking shook.

20-something yo w/ massive PE, coded, TPA, ECMO in ED, hemorrhage, 3 code carts, methylene blue, PRBCs.

Praying for them and their family And for all of us. https://t.co/T0YqmVxLx8
2 comments
anoncake 2059 days ago
How does this answer bzb6's question?
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jaywalk 2059 days ago
It doesn't. It's fear mongering.
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makach 2059 days ago
How are these facts fear mongering? Unless you know the facts how can you possibly make a good working strategy to fight this pandemic?
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cmrdporcupine 2059 days ago
Because we live in a world of several billion people and a tweet from a doctor about 1 case does not tell us much on an aggregate scale.
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makach 2059 days ago
Thanks for clarifying, and I agree.
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SamPatt 2059 days ago
"Not much scares me ... fucking shock"

The language is literally fear mongering. It's not an objective anecdote.

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makach 2059 days ago
IANAD:

Reinfected! and the reinfection becoming a bad case! No immunity... Article hints that you can expect to be relatively protected for up to 6mo after infection.. But there are no guarantees.

From the article: "There is still a lot for us learn before we have a full understanding of how immunity to COVID-19 works. (..) we all should still follow Government guidelines on social distancing to ensure we play our part in minimising the spread of COVID-19 within our communities." -Professor Paul Moss

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anoncake 2059 days ago
The question was "Is this good or bad news?". Linking to a tweet reporting a single case of reinfection, without any context, does not answer it.
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mlindner 2059 days ago
Sorry but you can't get COVID reinfection. You've been lied to. Please don't repost twitter comments to HN like this.
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