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A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?

  • Written by Megan Culler Freeman, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
A man was reinfected with coronavirus after recovery – what does this mean for immunity?Is it possible to get COVID-19 twice?May James/AFP via Getty Images

A 33-year old man was found to have a second SARS-CoV-2 infection some four-and-a-half months after he was diagnosed with his first, from which he recovered. The man, who showed no symptoms, was diagnosed when he returned to Hong Kong after a trip to Spain.

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