According to Vaccinologist - Professor Shabir Madhi, he said it is common for people who tested positive for COVID-19 to become reinfected multiple times.
Madhi said this is as a result of general development of enough immunity to only yield mild symptoms or be totally asymptomatic. But he assured there nothing to worry about that.
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It is common for people to be reinfected, multiple times. The important thing is that after your first infection, you develop a good amount of immunity and even though you become re-exposed or reinfected, subsequent infections almost invariably going to be milder," said Madhi.
Madhi concluded that it is crucial for people to remain adhered to lockdown regulations.
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