SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity in individuals with prior seasonal coronavirus infection. Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Gombar, S. n., Bergquist, T. n., Pejaver, V. n., Hammarlund, N. E., Murugesan, K. n., Mooney, S. n., Shah, N. n., Pinsky, B. A., Banaei, N. n. 2021; 100 (2): 115338

Abstract

We show that individuals with documented history of seasonal coronavirus have a similar SARS-CoV-2 infection rate and COVID-19 severity as those with no prior history of seasonal coronavirus. Our findings suggest prior infection with seasonal coronavirus does not provide immunity to subsequent infection with SARS-CoV-2.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115338

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