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December 8, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Severity in Individuals with Prior Seasonal Coronavirus Infection

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[Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Similar SARS-CoV-2 infection rates were observed between people with a prior PCR test for seasonal coronavirus that was positive (3.3%) or negative(3.1%) in a retrospective study among individuals with documented PCR testing for seasonal coronavirus and a subsequent PCR result for SARS-CoV-2 (n=2,768). The authors suggest this finding implies that past infection with seasonal coronavirus does not provide immunity from nor modulate the severity of a subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Gombar et al. (Dec 7, 2020). SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Severity in Individuals with Prior Seasonal Coronavirus Infection. Pre-print downloaded Dec 8 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.04.20243741