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natural immunity

American  

noun

  1. immunity that is present without prior immunization.


natural immunity British  

noun

  1. immunity with which an individual is born, which has a genetic basis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Prof Openshaw is clear "we are not there yet" with Covid, but "with repeated infection we should build up natural immunity".

From BBC Dec. 16, 2023

Science shows that 95 percent of the human population has natural immunity to Hansen’s disease.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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