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I've heard there are other coronaviruses besides covid-19. if people have already been infected by another coronavirus in their life, could the be immune to covid-19?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Immunity: The common human coronaviruses (229E (alpha coronavirus), NL63 (alpha coronavirus), OC43 (beta coronavirus) & HKU1 (beta coronavirus) do not lead to immunity from SARS-CoV 2.

Answered 5/12/2020

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