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People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let's see.

People who catch COVID may feel as if they wont get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, lets see.

Over the weekend, Covid-19 positivity rate rose to 5.6 per cent, the highest in the last three months.

The findings show the ability of Omicron sublineages to infect those who already have defences against the Covid-19

Some people were found to have had the disease three times, thanks to the Omicron variant, which evades naturally acquired immunity – but not vaccine-derived immunity.

Recently an increase in the number of confirmed Covid cases has been noted in South Africa all due to the offspring's of the Omicron variant.

The Ministry of Health has raised concerns over that false perception which has drastically slowed the uptake of Covid-19 the jab, with at least 10 million doses still unused.

Does the new strain sweeping the globe mean COVID will become ever more contagious?

Acting Director of Medical Services Dr Andrew Mulwa regretted the majority of Kenyans assume that the virus is no longer a threat.

Hope rose at the onset of vaccination last year, with public health officials moving with speed to accelerate vaccination and achieve herd immunity