It is very unlikely that someone will get re-infected within the same month. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Jan 28 2022;71(4):146-152. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7104e4, Taylor CA, Whitaker M, Anglin O, et al. Unvaccinated people. What is going on in your body during those 90 days? Systematic review and meta-analysis of chest radiograph (CXR) findings in COVID-19. If, indeed, people can become infected with COVID-19 twice within a period of weeks or months, it poses two major stumbling blocks in getting the pandemic under control. doi:10.5888/pcd18.210123, Ko JY, Danielson ML, Town M, et al. Northeastern grads now making multimillion-dollar real estate acquisitions after starting company at dining hall. 2022;149(1):e2021053418. Anyone can get COVID-19 more than once. Almost all the severe cases that were seeing right now are people who have not been vaccinated.. Thank you for taking the time to confirm your preferences. Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with COVID-19 - Six Hospitals, United States, July-August 2021. National surveillance of bacterial and fungal coinfection and secondary infection in COVID-19 patients in England: lessons from the first wave. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Apr 10 2020;69(14):416-418. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6914e2, Kimball A, Hatfield KM, Arons M, et al. Nov 2020;2(4):100246. doi:10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100246, Galang RR, Newton SM, Woodworth KR, et al. You can review and change the way we collect information below. Aug 1 2021;175(8):837-845. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.0630, Miller AD, Zambrano LD, Yousaf AR, et al. Policy. 2021;237(1):1-12. doi:10.1159/000512932, Thompson HA, Mousa A, Dighe A, et al. The tricky thing, Maniar says, is that individual circumstances play a big role in this. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. According to the CDC, early reinfection within the first 90 days of initial infection is possible, though most reinfections occur after 90 days. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(20)30145-9, Sadiq Z, Rana S, Mahfoud Z, Raoof A. Experts say you should stay up-to-date with your vaccines and boosters to get at least some protection against reinfection. So, what are the odds of getting sick with COVID more than once? Association between COVID-19 diagnosis and presenting chief complaint from New York City triage data. JAMA. Northeastern London professor thinks she knows why, When I look at it, I see love. MLK Memorial The Embrace on Boston Common elicits warmth, artistic criticism. Cookies used to make website functionality more relevant to you. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. One study shows that unvaccinated people are 2.34 times more likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who are fully vaccinated which drives home the importance of being vaccinated, even if youve already had the virus. Their 90-day-period would end on April 1. doi:10.1136/bmj.m3320, DeSisto CL, Wallace B, Simeone RM, et al. The answer, he says, lies in spike proteins, the part of a virus that attaches to the receptor on a host cell. If it has been 29 days or longer since your COVID-19 infection and someone in your household tests positive, then you should test daily for 5 days. But overseas, in countries with previously high rates of infection, data shows COVID-19 reinfections have increased significantly since the arrival of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant in late 2021. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Adolescents in France. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Dec 1 2021;40(12):e482-e487. October 2021; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Euro Surveill. The answer, he says, lies in spike proteins, the part of a virus that attaches to the receptor on a host cell. For example, if you became infected from the BA-2 subvariant, this doesn't prevent you from getting infected with BA-4 or BA-5, says Neil Maniar, professor of practice in the Department of Health Sciences. Frequency, Characteristics and Complications of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Infants. or, by Jessica Taylor Price, Northeastern University. Despite this development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still does not recommend that you test for COVID-19 within 90 days of recovering from infection. This evolution makes COVID-19 similar to other viruses weve seen. There is a very coordinated and concise effort against vaccines, and those people want to amplify breakthrough infections as a reason not to get vaccinated, Dr. Esper notes. Risk factors for illness severity among pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network, 20 state, local, and territorial health departments, March 29, 2020 -January 8, 2021. medRxiv. Clinical Imaging. "The message here is that being infected is not a get-out-jail-free card, meaning you're immune from any consequences from the SARS-CoV-2 virus," he said. Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-hospital Mortality among Hospitalized Adults Identified through the U.S. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET). Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case Surveillance - United States, January 22-May 30, 2020. This can lead to a false positive, even when an antigen (or, rapid) test will come back negative. We see this situation most often with people who have weakened immune systems. Despite this development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still does not recommend that you test for COVID-19 within 90 days of recovering from infection. But you may be surprised to learn that the coronavirus actually doesnt mutate nearly as much as influenza, which changes nearly everything about its appearance from one year to the next. Theres pretty clear evidence now that even after individuals are no longer infectious, there are remnants of viral genetic material in the nasal passages that can be picked up by PCR tests as far out as three months after infection, explains Neil Maniar, director of the master of public health program, associate chair of the department of health sciences, and professor of public health practice at Northeastern. Ongoing studies of COVID-19 are helping us understand: How often reinfections occur Who is at higher risk of reinfection Mar 2022;10(3):e326-e328. If youre not yet vaccinated, now is the time to get it done for your safety and for the safety of those around you. 2021;156(2):185-197. doi:10.1093/ajcp/aqab052, Levi M, Thachil J, Iba T, Levy JH. Shakespeare now includes content warnings at Globe Theatre. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Apr 3 2020;69(13):377-381. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6913e1, Sheehan MM, Reddy AJ, Rothberg MB. They can have a persistent infection with the same strain of covid for months.. While not likely, its possible to get COVID-19 twice within a 90-day period. For general feedback, use the public comments section below (please adhere to guidelines). Yes, it's possible to catch COVID after just having it. Trends in Treatments for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), United States, February 2020 - July 2021. doi:10.1093/cid/ciab338, Wanga V, Chevinsky JR, Dimitrov LV, et al. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. The information you enter will appear in your e-mail message and is not retained by Medical Xpress in any form. Dr Vally said ongoing surveillance wasneeded to better understand the risks. Reinfections on the rise with Omicron Health authorities typically define a reinfection as a case 90 days or more after a previous COVID infection, to exclude people who simply shed the virus for a 2021:2021.02.27.21252169. doi:10.1101/2021.02.27.21252169, Jering KS, Claggett BL, Cunningham JW, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Jan 21 2022;71(3):96-102. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7103e1, Murthy NC, Zell E, Fast HE, et al. Amiji says COVID-19s subvariants typically cause more upper respiratory issues than lower, making the symptoms less serious. A recent studyfrom Qatar suggests previous COVID-19 infection was roughly 90 per cent effective at preventing an infection with the Alpha, Beta or Delta variants, but only 56 per cent effective against Omicron. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but thats not exactly true. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11182, Feldstein LR, Tenforde MW, Friedman KG, et al. Characteristics and Disease Severity of US Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With COVID-19. Characteristics and Outcomes of US Children and Adolescents With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Compared With Severe Acute COVID-19. The role of antiviral treatment in the COVID-19 pandemic. The thinking when the recommendation was written was also that the antibodies developed during the infection could protect you from getting reinfected within 90 days. 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Of 2 million infections reported in Denmark from November to February, researchers focused on patients who tested positive twice from 20 to 60 days apart. CDC twenty four seven. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Dec 31 2021;70(5152):1782-1784. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm705152e3, Song JS, Lee J, Kim M, et al. Prevalence and clinical presentation of long COVID in children: a systematic review. Maniar suggests keeping up-to-date on the latest guidelines, and says, We have the right tools to help us navigate this.. How common is that? Yes, it's possible to catch COVID after just having it. 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Is it a legitimate explanation or just an excuse? CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. Sep 2021;8(9):ofab428. EClinicalMedicine. But what happens now? In Australia, a growing number of people havereportedcatching COVID-19 twice, but it's difficult to know exactly how common it is because publicly available data is limited. Your immune system is constantly in flux, rising and recovering as it fights off numerous pathogens we experience daily. Anyone can get COVID-19 more than once. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Among Residents and Staff Members of an Independent and Assisted Living Community for Older Adults - Seattle, Washington, 2020. Yes. "Especially in people who are not vaccinated, having had one infection with Omicron doesn't provide a huge amount of immunity against a second infection.". However, we do see two situations where people think they are re-infected, says Dr. Esper. Pulmonary Aspects of COVID-19. If, indeed, people can become infected with COVID-19 twice within a period of weeks or months, it poses two major stumbling blocks in getting the pandemic under control. Distinguishing Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children From COVID-19, Kawasaki Disease and Toxic Shock Syndrome. Unvaccinated people. Northeastern London professor thinks she knows why, When I look at it, I see love. MLK Memorial The Embrace on Boston Common elicits warmth, artistic criticism. The utility of iPhone oximetry apps: A comparison with standard pulse oximetry measurement in the emergency department. Because of the wide array of symptoms associated with COVID-19 and its many variants, your symptoms can include a mix of any or all of the following: Not everyone gets sick the same way. Despite what youve heard or hoped, no one is 100% protected. Ongoing studies of COVID-19 are helping us understand: How often reinfections occur Who is at higher risk of reinfection Long-Term Symptoms Among Adults Tested for SARS-CoV-2 - United States, January 2020-April 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Mar 18 2022;71(11):429-436. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7111e2, Delahoy MJ, Ujamaa D, Whitaker M, et al. TheCDCsays research is ongoing to better understand how soon people can be reinfected. Maniar says each subvariant of COVID-19 tends to be more transmissible than the last, and that protection from one does not guarantee protection from another. Aug 2021;69(6):1253-1255. doi:10.1136/jim-2021-001853, Roskosky M, Borah BF, DeJonge PM, et al. Jul 16 2020;doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1012, Kompaniyets L, Pennington AF, Goodman AB, et al. According to the CDC, some people who contract COVID can have detectable virus for up to three months, but that doesn't mean they are contagious. Its important to note that were still learning a lot about reinfections and whos at risk for those reinfections, Dr. Esper states. Feb 2021;257:11-18. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.11.068, Prabhu M, Cagino K, Matthews KC, et al. But some people have more risk of reinfection. Why are so many getting sick. Trends in Disease Severity and Health Care Utilization During the Early Omicron Variant Period Compared with Previous SARS-CoV-2 High Transmission Periods - United States, December 2020-January 2022. As we enter year four of a world with COVID-19, contracting the disease more than once is no longer unheard of. Donations reduce food waste, but also increase food prices, Depression in teen girls is on the rise, CDC says. Do you get a free pass for a while? The reasons why people may get COVID-19 twice are still unclear, but Dr. Taege has a few guesses. New variants like BA-4 or BA-5, which were unheard of earlier this year, are now circulating in the United States, and they may not be prevented by vaccines, boosters, or the antibodies that you develop when you're infected by another variant. This variants infectiousness including its ability to evade immune systems and prevent long-lasting immunity for those people who are infected with it is one of the reasons why its been able to persist and come back, he explains. J Infect Dis. Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Pregnant Women With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Northeastern experts, students warn there may be hidden costs to fast fashion, Northeastern expert explains at Munich Security Conference how governments can counteract terrorists use of social media, What does it mean to learn how to learn? Moderna has an Omicron-specific booster shot. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Apr 8 2022;71(14):524-526. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7114a2, Slezak J, Bruxvoort K, Fischer H, Broder B, Ackerson B, Tartof S. Rate and severity of suspected SARS-Cov-2 reinfection in a cohort of PCR-positive COVID-19 patients. Dec 17 2020;383(25):2477-2478. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2029240, Jordan TB, Meyers CL, Schrading WA, Donnelly JP. Similarly, in New York, the number of reinfections has increased dramaticallysince the arrival of Omicron, with roughly 220,000 reinfections being recorded about 4 per cent of total cases. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Jan 28 2022;71(4):118-124. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7104a2, Kwon JH, Tenforde MW, Gaglani M, et al. The 'winter shot': Everything you need to know about getting your next COVID-19 booster, If you catch COVID again, will your symptoms be worse? MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Jul 3 2020;69(26):841-846. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6926e3, Clifford CT, Pour TR, Freeman R, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021;4(9):e2126456-e2126456. doi:10.1097/inf.0000000000003328, Kompaniyets L, Bull-Otterson L, Boehmer TK, et al. Cookies used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on CDC.gov through third party social networking and other websites. Mar 24 2021;21(1):247. doi:10.1186/s12884-021-03685-w, Wei SQ, Bilodeau-Bertrand M, Liu S, Auger N. The impact of COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Raelene is fit, vaxxed and got COVID-19 twice in three months. If you tested positive for COVID-19 with a viral test within the previous 90 days and subsequently recovered and remain asymptomatic, you do not need to quarantine or get tested after close contact, reads the CDCs website. Surely, youre not going to get itagain, right? Another reason the CDC advises against asymptomatic testing for 90 days after having COVID-19 is that if you are infected, your immune system is going to generate antibodies, so your immunity to the virus will be boosted, says Mansoor Amiji, university distinguished professor of pharmaceutical sciences and chemical engineering at Northeastern. For general inquiries, please use our contact form. Am J Transplant. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. "Now is the time from a purely statistical point of view you'd expect to see a number of people have a second COVID-19 infection.". So could you end up stuck in quarantine longer than necessary because of a false positive test? Trends in COVID-19 Cases, Emergency Department Visits, and Hospital Admissions Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0-17 Years - United States, August 2020-August 2021. Comparison of Blood Counts and Markers of Inflammation and Coagulation in Patients With and Without COVID-19 Presenting to the Emergency Department in Seattle, WA. mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalization Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Staying up to dateon primary vaccination, which may include >2 doses, and booster doses, is recommended for all eligible persons. For media inquiries, please contact Marirose Sartoretto at m.sartoretto@northeastern.edu or 617-373-5718. In fact, doctors continue to see COVID-19 infections because vaccine immunity decreases over time, weve stopped being as careful as we once were and new variants are coming in stronger than previous waves of coronavirus. COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence - 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4-December 25, 2021. Your email address is used only to let the recipient know who sent the email. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Between Urban and Rural Counties - United States, December 14, 2020-January 31, 2022. Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Jan 27 2021;72(2):340-350. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa863, Belsky JA, Tullius BP, Lamb MG, Sayegh R, Stanek JR, Auletta JJ. Learn why from an infectious disease specialist. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Sep 10 2021;70(36):1235-1241. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7036a1, Bull-Otterson LB, S.; Saydah, S.; Boehmer, T.; Adjei, S.; Gray, S.; Harris, A. PostCOVID Conditions Among Adult COVID-19 Survivors Aged 1864 and 65 Years United States, March 2020November 2021. Heres why its more likely now than ever. In short? For example, if you became infected from the BA-2 subvariant, this doesnt prevent you from getting infected with BA-4 or BA-5, says Neil Maniar, professor of practice in the Department of Health Sciences. SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Hospitalization Among Adults Aged >/=18 Years, by Vaccination Status, Before and During SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Predominance - Los Angeles County, California, November 7, 2021-January 8, 2022. Attributes and predictors of long COVID. Aug 24 2022;75(1):e1165-e1175. Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Vaccine against Critical Covid-19 in Adolescents. Co-infections in people with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. "As a rule of thumb, you would expect that, especially if it was the same variant,"said Dr Cromer of the Kirby Institute. However, the recent emergence of Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which have caused another uptick in COVID-19 cases in South Africa, may increase the rate of second and third infections in coming months. Amiji hopes that one day COVID-19 boosters will combine with flu shots, and that it can be easy to get both at the same time each year. She didn't develop any symptoms, and isolated for 10 days before returning to work. COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis - California and New York, May-November 2021. Jan 27 2022;73:81-93. doi:10.1146/annurev-med-042220-014817, Bhaskaran K, Bacon S, Evans SJ, et al. BMJ. According to the CDC, some people who contract COVID can have detectable virus for up to three months, but that doesn't mean they are contagious. BNT162b2 Protection against the Omicron Variant in Children and Adolescents. WA's uptake of latest COVID-19 booster lags as second-lowest in Australia, RNA vaccines rose to prominence during COVID, but we've only scratched the surface of their potential, now recommended to haveadditional booster doses. Factors associated with deaths due to COVID-19 versus other causes: population-based cohort analysis of UK primary care data and linked national death registrations within the OpenSAFELY platform. Feb 9 2021;doi:10.1093/cid/ciab100, Singanayagam A, Patel M, Charlett A, et al. Lancet Respir Med. In the same vein, anyone can get COVID-19again. Am J Emerg Med. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Nov 6 2020;69(44):1641-1647. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6944e3, Jamieson DJ, Rasmussen SA. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43151, Kompaniyets L, Agathis NT, Nelson JM, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Dec 31 2021;70(5152):1766-1772. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm705152a3, Woodruff RC, Campbell AP, Taylor CA, et al. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7113e1, Pingali C, Meghani M, Razzaghi H, et al. Journal of Infection. Often it is months between infections, but some people can catch it again within a few weeks. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. Sep 10 2021;70(36):1249-1254. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7036e1, Cloete J, Kruger A, Masha M, et al. Jun 2021;299(3):E262-e279. Molnupiravir for Oral Treatment of Covid-19 in Nonhospitalized Patients. Effectiveness of a Third Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Adults - United States, August-December 2021. Timely reminder: How to respond if you test positive to COVID-19. This reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated and boosted. Think again. Experts say the dose to which someone is exposed may also be important. While not likely, its possible to get COVID-19 twice within a 90-day period. This first became clear when the variant was identified in South Africa and researchers observed higher-than-expected rates of reinfection among people who had previously had COVID-19. Aug 24 2022;75(1):e191-e200. Does it change anything? The good news is that reinfections are likely to be less severe than primary infections, given pre-existing immunity from prior infection and/or vaccination, said mathematical biologistDeborah Cromer. As we enter year four of a world with COVID-19, contracting the disease more than once is no longer unheard of. Inflation rate at 6.4%. Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement. and Terms of Use. Its a wakeup call and an opportunity, according to experts, Fact checking Don Lemon: Women reach their prime later in life, Northeastern experts say. Thats unlikely, Maniar says, because the recommendation is to test-out using an antigen test (thats what the majority of at-home tests are) rather than a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. May 2022;28(5):986-989. doi:10.3201/eid2805.220166, Saelee R, Zell E, Murthy BP, et al. doi:10.1136/bmj.o110, Fung M, Babik JM. The duration of protection against reinfection can vary from person to person, and it is unclear what an average length of time is. Dodged COVID while others around you got infected? News, Discovery, and Analysis from Around the World. Especially after you got vaccinated? Heres what you should have in your isolation survival kit. Policy. The content is provided for information purposes only. Paediatric hospitalisations due to COVID-19 during the first SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) variant wave in South Africa: a multicentre observational study. For purposes of entry into the United States, vaccines accepted will include FDA approved or authorized and WHO Emergency Use Listing vaccines. Short-term and Long-term Rates of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review. Symptoms and severity with infections may differ based on what state our immune system is in when the next infection occurs.. Reinfections on the rise with Omicron Health authorities typically define a reinfection as a case 90 days or more after a previous COVID infection, to exclude people who simply shed the virus for a doi:10.1136/bmj.n1098, Antonelli M, Pujol JC, Spector TD, Ourselin S, Steves CJ. Int J Infect Dis. A study published in March 2022 signaled an increased risk of reinfections due to Omicron. The thinking when the recommendation was written was also that the antibodies developed during the infection could protect you from getting reinfected within 90 days. N Engl J Med. CDC has updated select ways to operate healthcare systems effectively in response to COVID-19 vaccination. Response to additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in people who are immunocompromised: a rapid review. Jun 1 2021;4(6):e2111182. Jan-Mar 2021;16(1):103-112. doi:10.18502/jovr.v16i1.8256, Tan E, Song J, Deane AM, Plummer MP. Those viral particles can be detected as far as two or three months out, he says. As we enter year four of a world with COVID-19, contracting the disease more than once is no longer unheard of. "Now, they think that's up at around 10 per cent.". Naturally, we asked a physicist, Chaucer left portions of The Canterbury Tales unfinished. But some people have more risk of reinfection. But it's also Omicron's unique mutations which make it more apt at sneaking past our body's immune defences that have caused reinfection rates to surge, Dr Vally said. Lancet Reg Health Eur. Clin Infect Dis. We are seeing more people getting COVID-19 a second, third or fourth time. Mar 2021;82(3):329-338. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2021.01.022, Di Fusco M, Lin J, Vaghela S, et al. Will Nikki Haley face the same historic gender bias in media coverage during her presidential run? We are still learning more about these reinfections. 2021/12/01/ 2021;80:229-238. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.06.039, Kanne JP, Bai H, Bernheim A, et al. Despite this development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still does not recommend that you test for COVID-19 within 90 days of recovering from infection. Jan 2022;22(1):306-314. doi:10.1111/ajt.16641, Tenforde MW, Patel MM, Gaglani M, et al. Imperial College London researchers estimate the risk of reinfection with Omicron is 5.4 times greater than with the Delta variant. Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March 2020-March 2021. Now what? Studies suggest that reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 with the same virus variant as the initial infection or reinfection with a different variant are both possible; early reinfection within 90 days of the initial infection can occur. It is very unlikely that someone will get re-infected within the same month. Reinfection Rates Among Patients Who Previously Tested Positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. This can lead to a false positive, even when an antigen (or, "rapid") test will come back negative. This document is subject to copyright. 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