How to Use reinfection in a Sentence

reinfection

noun

• That test could also show whether people who did get sick are immune from reinfection.
  — Talal Ansari, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2020
• Korea is not the first country to report cases of apparent reinfection.
  — Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2020
• And within a year, some people are vulnerable to reinfection.
  — Stacey McKenna, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2020
• None of the tests could say whether the presence of these antibodies means a person is protected from reinfection, however.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
• Some say the possibility of reinfection is very likely.
  — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2020
• This has raised questions about the accuracy of test results as well as the possibility of reinfection.
  — Amanda Morris, azcentral, 28 Mar. 2020
• There have also been reports of possible reinfection from China and Japan.
  — Christie Aschwanden, Wired, 16 Apr. 2020
• The other factor in avoiding reinfection is how good the antibodies are that people are making against the coronavirus.
  — NBC News, 30 Mar. 2020
• Patients who have recovered from the virus also likely have some level of immunity from reinfection, at least for a period of time.
  — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2020
• Scientists believe have the potential to prevent reinfection, and possibly even act like a vaccine.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2020
• Still self-quarantining, Shorr and her roommates, both of whom also recovered, are hopeful the bout will leave them immune to reinfection.
  — Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2020
• Those two processes together may help a person recover and prevent reinfection.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2020
• The IgG antibody comes in later and sticks around, giving a person immunity from reinfection.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 15 Apr. 2020
• And so our studies are really focused on assessing that issue of persistence of immunity from reinfection.
  — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 7 Apr. 2020
• And equally optimistic: those same antibodies could convey immunity to the disease, signaling someone is safe from reinfection and able to get back to work.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2020
• The reinfection rate in Lake County for the week is 16.6%, according to the state site.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
• And a booster dose, like a previous bout with the virus, does seem to decrease the chance of reinfection — but not by much.
  — New York Times, 16 May 2022
• So far a handful of reinfection cases have been recorded since the start of the outbreak late last year.
  — Suzi Ring, Bloomberg.com, 12 Oct. 2020
• What that means for reinfection is still a bit unclear.
  — Lela Moore, SELF, 20 July 2022
• The reinfection era began in earnest last winter, when the Omicron variant first spread around the globe.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2022
• The researchers said the reinfection was discovered when the patient returned from a trip to Spain last month.
  — Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2020
• At this juncture, there is little data on the reinfection rates of each strain.
  — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2021
• But immunity may have waned in the months since, raising the risk of reinfection.
  — Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 25 May 2023
• At the least, the CDC said, cases of Covid rebound don't appear to be related to reinfection.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 24 May 2022
• The best way to prevent again reinfection is to practice good hygiene.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
• But the risk of reinfection could climb as time passes, as well as if the virus mutates to evade immunity.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2023
• And in cases where reinfection causes no symptoms or just mild ones, people might still spread the virus.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 May 2021
• The new trial is focused on probing the boundaries of human immunity and the effects of the virus on the body from the moment of reinfection.
  — Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 18 Apr. 2021
• Proponents of the bill, however, said the method is key to stopping reinfection and to combating rising STI cases across the country.
  — Jenna Barackman, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024
• But an unlucky group has been hit with reinfection after reinfection.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024