natural immunity
Americannoun
noun
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A flu pandemic occurs when the strain shifts, rather than drifts, sufficiently that humans do not have any natural immunity to it.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
McGill University scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
He argued against lockdowns and masking for children, questioned the benefits of vaccine boosters, and predicted incorrectly that populations would quickly acquire natural immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024
With KP.3.1.1, “the particular variation that came up in this mutation was a little different than what people had seen with either natural immunity or with the vaccinations that we had available,” Hudson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024
The increasing repelling power of the accelerated motion of the wheel may serve as an illustration of that which we call vigorous vibration, good vitality, natural immunity or recuperative power.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
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