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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Melissa Davey

Post-Covid protection: what happens after you get the virus?

Woman with temperature staying home wrapped in scarf and drinking hot tea
Infection offers protection against reinfection from Covid, but it is still unclear how long this protection lasts. Photograph: martin-dm/Getty Images

If I’ve been infected with Omicron, what is my risk of catching it, or another Covid variant, again?

It is now clear that it is possible to catch Covid more than once, including strains you have previously been infected with. It is also known that being infected with Covid-19 boosts your protection from reinfection. What is less clear is how long that extra protection against the same strain lasts – and whether it is as effective against other strains.

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