Reinfection, immune evasion, and protection of residents in #LTC

This thread looks at multiple studies that help reveal why #SARS2 can #reinfect hosts and evade #immune response, #vaccine waning, and what protects residents in #Ontario #longtermcare and #retirement homes. 🧵 1/

The one page easier to share version of this thread can be found at: https://pingthread.com/thread/1644664310172467201

and vaccine-induced immune responses after a breakthrough infection will probably differ from variant to variant.** see Mir Ben Feb7 post: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00328-8 3 Feb 2022
ADDENDUM: DEFINE REINFECTION: "SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection is Preceded by Unique Biomarkers and Related to Initial Infection Timing and Severity" from https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.03.22284042v1 5JAN2023
DEFINE: BREAKTHROUGH (not done, really) see posts #breakthrough and #reinfect