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Patients can recover from COVID-19 and be reinfected to become contagious again
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Patients can recover from an initial bout of COVID-19 and subsequently experience reinfection, during which they can shed virus and potentially transmit it again.

Evidence for · 5
A new positive SARS-CoV-2 test months after severe COVID-19 illness: reinfection or intermittent viral shedding?
2021 · cited by 13
Documents a documented case of potential SARS-CoV-2 reinfection months after initial recovery following interval negative tests.
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The claim is specific, empirical, and testable. Multiple peer-reviewed studies and prospective cohort papers document SARS-CoV-2 reinfection events in individuals who previously recovered from COVID-19. Consequently, the evidence clearly supports the claim.

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Long COVID-19: a Four-Year prospective cohort study of risk factors, recovery, and quality of life.
2025 · cited by 3
Observes that patient reinfection is a documented event during long-term follow-up that correlates with delayed recovery in post-acute COVID-19 cohorts.
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between ferrets in presence of pre-existing immunity.
2025 · cited by 1
Demonstrates via a ferret model that pre-existing immunity mitigates but does not fully prevent reinfection and residual viral shedding.
Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the paediatric age group and associated factors: an ambispective community-based study.
2026 · cited by 0
Reports documented reinfections during a multi-year prospective community-based household follow-up study.
Impaired mucosal IgA response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with inborn errors of immunity.
2026 · cited by 0
Shows that individuals with impaired immune responses experience higher reinfection rates following prior infection or vaccination.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8204 Aug 2026
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