Risk of having Covid twice in 10 months is 'very low' Prior coronavirus infection appears to provide some protection against a second infection for almost a year Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to the Grimsby Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The risk of being reinfected with Covid-19 is substantially reduced for up to 10 months after a first infection, a new study suggests.