It's been three years and I still haven't caught it – does that mean I'm immune to COVID-19?

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It's been three years and I still haven't caught it – does that mean I'm immune to COVID-19?
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The key to the mystery may lie in your genes.

Over the last three years I went out, I travelled interstate, I worked in an office, I've had colds and yet, I still haven't tested positive for COVID-19.Many people have written in to tell us that they've avoided COVID-19 for the whole pandemic.She was stringent with her protections during the early days of the pandemic but having never caught the virus has begun to resume previous activities.

"I still wear [a N95 mask] to supermarkets, doctor's surgeries, pharmacies, indoor crowded places and anywhere I think someone is more likely to have COVID.""I do not want to catch COVID, but I'm not as frightened of it as I was in 2020."took an even larger leap back into the world, travelling to multiple European destinations in 2022."I guess I'm one of the lucky ones — touch wood," Michelle told ABC News.

"I don't feel vulnerable, in fact I have been in close contact with COVID positive people and still haven't caught it. I almost feel immune to it."University of Sydney professor of Nursing Marilyn Cruickshank says that could come down to two reasons:"[It] might be that the person has had a very similar virus in the past – a coronavirus – that's given them immunity." Professor Cruickshank says.

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