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If i have covid and it causes one of my house members to get covid. is it possible to be reinfected with covid from them. it is 100% my covid they caught?

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

No, you have natural immunity with that variant for at least 4-6 months.

Dr Malerman and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/2/2022

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Academically, no. You now have natural immunity to that strain. However, we are not assembly line produced machines. When it comes to humans, "always" and "never" as rules have rare exceptions.

Answered 4/2/2022

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