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Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by danellis on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @01:14AM (#25567258)
> everyone that didn't die is now immune

How do they know?

Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by Izkata on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:05AM (#25567482)
If they've recovered, they're immune. If you weren't immune, you couldn't recover - it's the same system.

The only question is how long-lasting it is, and so far the answer is "indefinite / a long time".

Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by danellis on Thursday December 31, 2020 @06:23AM (#25591682)
Other people have caught it and recovered, but it was not known whether that gave them immunity. What's different here? In fact, some people have caught it twice, so you can obviously recover without gaining immunity.
Re:Ask HN: What are you surprised isn’t being worked on more? by vmception on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:31AM (#25567612)
But if they suddenly start dying

“Huh well that was interesting”

so honestly theyll say whatever is convenient. nobody knows anything, nobody has any plan, we’ll see