It's still unclear whether people who have had COVID-19 develop immunity, and if so, how long it lasts.
, physician and regional director at One Medical, told POPSUGAR."However, experts don't think these individuals were reinfected. Instead, it's possible that viral particles remained in their system. These viral particles are suspected to be 'inactive,' meaning the people were not contagious at that point."called these tests"false positives
." Still, as Dr. Bhuyan went on to explain,"very little is known about individual immunity against COVID-19," including whether any possible protection would last weeks, months, or years. Another question that remains unanswered?"We don't know if immunity to infection means [people] cannot transmit this infection to others,", MD, a family medicine physician at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CA, told POPSUGAR. In other words, by not taking the necessary precautions, you could unknowingly put others at risk.
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