Date: 14/03/2020 10:33:08
From: pesce.del.giorno
ID: 1515266
Subject: herd immunity?

Once 80-90% of the community (world?) have been infected and recovered from COVID, will there be sufficient herd immunity to prevent further transmission, or does this thing have potential to mutate and reinfect?
(Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can’t see any current COVID thread.)

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Date: 14/03/2020 10:38:49
From: dv
ID: 1515268
Subject: re: herd immunity?

pesce.del.giorno said:


Once 80-90% of the community (world?) have been infected and recovered from COVID, will there be sufficient herd immunity to prevent further transmission, or does this thing have potential to mutate and reinfect?
(Sorry if this has been asked before, but I can’t see any current COVID thread.)

IDK but on present trends you’d think that if 80% of the world gets the virus, then it will kill about 400 million people. There’s no decent prospect of a vaccine so ATM containment is the goal.

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Date: 14/03/2020 10:40:58
From: pesce.del.giorno
ID: 1515269
Subject: re: herd immunity?

Oops just found the coronavirus thread. Apologies. Can mods merge? In any case, there is discussion there of cases of reinfection.

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Date: 14/03/2020 10:41:41
From: dv
ID: 1515270
Subject: re: herd immunity?

pesce.del.giorno said:


Oops just found the coronavirus thread. Apologies. Can mods merge? In any case, there is discussion there of cases of reinfection.

Eh, that’s okay. It’s fine to start a thread to ask a very specific question so that it doesn’t get lost in the wash.

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Date: 14/03/2020 21:57:36
From: sarahs mum
ID: 1515621
Subject: re: herd immunity?

Hey Pesce.

Have you tried the view by time toggle? Do feel to drop into the chat thread and say hello. :)

You’re welcome. :)

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