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Researchers are still untangling the risks of catching COVID over and over

Oct 03, 2023 07:00AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: A transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron virus particles replicating inside an infected cell. Around the world, scientists are striving to parse out just how risky a COVID-19 infection is at this point in time. (The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

By 
Lauren Pelley - CBC News - October 3, 2023

In the early days of the pandemic, catching COVID-19 felt like a grim game of Russian roulette.

Even young, healthy adults made headlines for ending up in ICUs. Long COVID appeared to strike at random. The virus wreaked havoc in long-term care homes, overwhelmed hospitals and led to a staggering number of deaths.

Fast forward to late 2023, and the situation is dramatically different.


To read the full story, visit the CBC News site here. 

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