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Re:Recovered virus patients retest positive due to 'dead' vi... by p49k on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @05:07PM (#23024312)
Even that's not true. 15-30% of the viruses that are attributed to the common cold are coronaviruses, and it's pretty clear that the common cold does not behave in the way OP described.
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Re:Recovered virus patients retest positive due to 'dead' vi... by mirthflat83 on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @05:16PM (#23024421)
Do you know about genetic drift/shift/different strains?

Moreover, recent literature continues to confirm that you have protective immunity after recovering from covid like any other coronavirus. This is the basis for convalescent plasma therapy

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Re:Recovered virus patients retest positive due to 'dead' vi... by p49k on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @06:06PM (#23025015)
Yes, but you’re drifting from the original point I was arguing against: “all viruses act exactly like the flu, therefore governments overreacted by not immediately assuming it was exactly like the flu” - which has a false premise.
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Re:Recovered virus patients retest positive due to 'dead' vi... by mirthflat83 on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @06:12PM (#23025080)
No, it’s you who’s drifting away from “Just like other coronaviruses”
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