reinfect
Britishverb
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Elk in the region also are infected, and could reinfect any immunized bison.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
That means it has an ability to evade natural immunity or previous protection provided by vaccines, and reinfect people who have recovered from an earlier bout of COVID-19.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
The Omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.4 continue to worry health officials, because both have shown the ability to reinfect people who have recovered from older Omicron subvariants or earlier coronavirus strains, such as Delta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
Gandhi noted that there are less dangerous coronaviruses that cause the common cold, and noted that those cold-causing coronaviruses frequently reinfect.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022
But I tell you men, also, that unless she find that antidote she will surely reinfect herself.
From The Fighting Chance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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