COVID-19

Katz COVID Reality Check 11 Reinfection & Self Defense

From one case of reinfection, to the rates of hospitalization- COVID news is apt to seem grim even when it’s not, and make us feel helpless. The news about reinfection is anything but grim, and we are NOT helpless. This video explores the details of the one documented case of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, the nature of immunity against this virus- and our opportunities for “self defense” through the pandemic. To repeat: we are not helpless!

On helplessness:

On early speculation about reinfection:

On the one confirmed case (to date) of actual reinfection:

On risk factors for adverse COVID outcomes:

On personal COVID risk measurement:

On personal COVID risk management: