COVID-19 Update
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order goes into effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021 and extends until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
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Can people who recover from COVID-19 be infected again?
The immune response to COVID-19 - caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 - is not yet fully understood.
Patients with MERS-CoV (a different coronavirus) infection are unlikely to be re-infected shortly after they recover, but it is not yet known whether similar immune protection will be observed for patients with COVID-19.
Researchers do believe there have been a few cases of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. How frequently this may occur is still being determined; for a nice analysis of this issue, check out this article.
Drafted 14 September 2020