Questions about immunity and the coronavirus

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Two women are shown sitting on a small curb and wearing hats and protective facemasks with two small white dogs also sitting nearby.

Contracting the coronavirus doesn’t mean you’re immune to catching it again, according to a new study from King’s College London. And, the British government has banned Huawei from the county’s future 5G network. Also, the anonymous street artist, Banksy, has entered the mask debate with his latest work — a series of stencils on London’s Underground that features his trademark rats struggling to come to terms with surgical masks.


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