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Video: How long does COVID-19 immunity protect you from reinfection?

How long immunity lasts from the virus and the vaccine

A person travels with a face mask. (Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels.)

If you’ve had COVID-19, you may be wondering how long your protection from reinfection lasts.

The virus and science are both new, so many experts -- and members of the public -- still have questions when it comes to COVID-19 immunity.

Scientists don’t know exactly how long natural immunity (which occurs after an infection) lasts for COVID-19. However, current evidence does suggest that getting the virus again is uncommon in the first 90 days after infection.

Dr. Elizabeth Ransom, executive vice president and chief physician executive at Baptist Health, shares what we know (and don’t know) about the duration of immunity from the COVID-19 vaccine.


Baptist Health aims to help keep the community informed about COVID-19. For more information about COVID-19 vaccines as they become more widely available to the public, visit baptistjax.com/covid19vaccine. For questions about COVID-19 symptoms, call 904-302-5050.