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Older people at higher risk of reinfection: Lancet study

A new study published in The Lancet, the peer-reviewed medical journal, has shown that older people are more at risk of contracting Covid-19 again after recovering from a previous bout, a report in Bloomberg said. The findings showed that while most people are unlikely to catch the coronavirus again for at least six months, the elderly are more prone to reinfection. The data suggests that those who have had the infection should still be vaccination, the authors of the study said. Natural protection is not reliable, particularly for older people who