Doctors warn itâs possible to contract COVID twice with variants By Emily Wakeman | March 16, 2021 at 7:35 PM EDT - Updated March 16 at 7:36 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Millions of South Carolinians now have protection from COVID-19 through the vaccine or a previous infection from the virus, but as COVID variants become more widespread in the US many are questioning whether itâs possible to contract COVID-19 twice.
Prisma Health and MUSC doctors warn that as COVID variants become more widespread, re-infection is possible, yet not too worrisome at this time.
âIt is clearly possible to get re-infected,â Chair of the Prisma Health-University of South Carolina Medical Group Dr. Helmut Albrecht said. âIt is also extraordinarily rare.â