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Re:Vaccines and Omicron mean Covid now less deadly than flu ... by standardUser on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:23PM (#30634526)
> "given that we might expect to catch it once or twice a year"

There is absolutely no reason to expect that.

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Re:Vaccines and Omicron mean Covid now less deadly than flu ... by awb on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:35PM (#30634655)
Over the last ~2 years some people caught COVID 2 or 3 times. That lines up with research saying natural antibodies might only last ~6 months.

It’s at the upper end of what I might guess but it’s plausible for some portion of the population.

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