Amy Coney Barret had covid this summer

My understanding is that there is a small block of time after recovery where your reinfection rate is minimal but there have been a number of documented cases of reinfection. My sense is that like the flu the virus mutates and one can become sick again. Herd immunity is a fallacy. When an immunization is available most likely we will need yearly shots like the flu vaccine. Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and just sharing what I have learned from my obsessive reading over the last number of months.

seen before. She said once they thing they got a handle on what they are seeing the virus throws a curve ball,

Shingles and HSV-1/2 are two common examples. Probably more. I haven’t read anything that confirms it’s a one and done virus. Maybe but it seems like that point is still to be learned.

weeks later, and test positive later after having tested negative. This virus seems less like the flu and more like those recurring viruses that cannot be cured, just managed. Like HIV or hepatitis.