If you have had Covid-19 and eventually recover from it, do you actually build an immunity to the virus or is that just a myth? ?

[Anonymous]

Only reason I am asking is because I got covid-19 a bunch of months ago and recovered. Is the true or a myth?

[NamerOfStars]

It's true. You don't full, complete immunity; that doesn't actually exist. Even something like chicken pox can, given sufficient numbers, overwhelm the immune system of a person that's already had it. Real life pathogens don't work that way, though.

Having had Covid and recovers means your body will easily fight off that strain again, and will be very resistant to other strains, but given the rate at which coronaviruses mutate, you can still catch others- it's the same reason you can keep getting colds; many of them are coronaviruses, too.

With Covid, breakthrough infections DO happen, but they're quite rare and very mild. Once you've had it, you're safer from it than anyone who hasn't is.

[Anonymous]

Yes, recovering from covid does give you resistance to it afterwards. However, this resistance fades over time, is only for the particular variant you had, and resistance is not the same thing as immunity. People who have been infected with covid have been infected again, even a short time after their first infection.

If you were infected with the delta variant, this will offer little protection from the omicron variant, for example.

However, there are now claims that the omicron variant may leave you with a stronger immunity than previous strains. This should be taken with a grain of salt, however, as there is insufficient research to verify these claims.

[Greedier]

Whether myth or not I don't know since I never got covid-19.
But I don't think so, I know some people that got covid-19 twice or even more...

[MORPHEUS_12]

You don't build-up an immune response. I have a friend who has been vaccinated with the booster and has gotten covid 3 times.

[Anonymous]

I think the bigger question is why don't we know? We're two years into Covid and the WHO and Lord Fauci promote the vaccines every chance they get but are completely silent when it comes to natural immunity. When asked the answer is always the same, "we just don't know" or "there just isn't enough research". Why? Why after two years isn't there enough research?

[Anonymous]

True, your body builds resistance to it. That's what vaccines are and how they work. They don't make you actually get the virus, but the properties that trigger your body to fight it. And just like the cold and flu. Doesn't mean you won't ever get it again, but your body will be able to fight it better.

[nawtee_me]

I also caught covid-19 and recovered. You body does build some immunity from catching it but it kind of goes away after about 6 months. I have since gotten both shots and will get me booster tomorrow.

[jahaims]

It's not an immunity, it is resistance. Yes, your body makes antibodies. That is how your immune system works.

[LegendaryIcon]

no. you can get it again, if you've had it

my cousins has it multiple times

do not believe anti vaccer shit

[eagle1951]

just like any virus if you catch it and recover you build up a immunity to it. I almost died from Covid it's a butt kicker.

[Asker]

I'm sorry, I hope you're doing better now. :(

[eagle1951]

yepn doing alright

[joeldalton]

Of course, you build immunity. That's how it works. Your immunity is long-lasting and robust.

[Fuentes]

According to Biden you need the vaccine & ALL booster shots as they keep making them over & over lol

[lycanthrope3]

For awhile