Covid reinfections are here to stay as BA.5 cases rise

How many times can I get Covid? Are Covid reinfections worse? What is the reinfection rate for the new Covid variant?

In 2020, Covid reinfections were considered rare.

In 2021, breakthrough infections in vaccinated people could occur, but again, the risk was low.

In 2022, that's no longer the case for either. As more immunity-dodging coronavirus variants emerge, reinfections and breakthrough infections appear increasingly normal. 

The U.S. isn't tracking Covid reinfections. However, U.K. researchers have found that the risk of reinfection was eight times higher during the wave of the omicron variant than it was in last year's delta wave. 

“I would not be surprised if we see people get infected more than once per year,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said in an interview in June, although he added that he was optimistic that it would eventually become just a seasonal occurrence, like the flu. (Fauci, who has received two vaccine booster shots, himself tested positive for Covid the week after the interview, saying he had mild symptoms.)

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/many-can-get-reinfected-covid-rcna33629

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