Healthy lifestyles, natural immunity or plain good luck could play a part, according to doctors
You may know one. You may be one of them - the lucky few who have never had Covid despite not being vaccinated. Now we are more than two years into the pandemic, these people could give us greater insight into how to combat the virus and other pandemics in future.
READ MORE : Warning that UK could be on the brink of new Covid wave with virus becoming 'more dangerous' Given that Covid rates are rising, it's especially important to establish what makes some people supposedly immune to Covid. This is all the more crucial given that new variants will arrive on British shores that may be resistant to our vaccines.They're super healthy Dr Hurst said those who had not had any Covid symptoms, or never caught it, could be regarded as "super healthy". But it's more likely they have a more robust immune system.
They've had Covid but didn't realise it Dr Hurst said a large number of people who proclaim to have never had coronavirus probably have had it. "There's a high chance they had it but didn't have any symptoms," she said. "I'd say that between 45 to 90 per cent of people who think they've never had it actually have, but were asymptomatic."
Not everyone gets tested Another factor is testing, which was crucial for gauging the official rates in the population. Some people, because of their jobs , had to be tested regularly. Others have never taken a test and if they did, only did a lateral flow one, which isn't as reliable as the PCR test.
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