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If i rarely get sick, am i less likely to get sick from covid-19 too?

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Dr. Vahe Yetimyan answered

No relation: If you expose yourself somehow to a heavy load of Sars-coV-2 viruses you get Covid19 , it does not matter how rarely you get sick.

Answered 5/2/2020

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A member asked:

If i rarely get sick, am i less likely to get sick from covid-19 too?

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Dr. Vahe Yetimyan answered

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