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Originally Posted by Locke
So...this was something I thought too, but after a few conversations and articles I've heard that this isnt technically the case.
However, seeing as how the strains of each type of illness change and mutate our bodies appear to not be as effective because while we may get the flu again, its just not typically the same flu we've had before so our bodies arent as effective at fighting it off because there is still an adaptive process that has to happen.
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It's not a case of "because we masked and isolated our immune systems forgot how to fight illness." As you pointed out part could be that there are different strains around that we haven't encountered yet and so our immune systems don't fight them as effectively (a good reason to get your flu shot this year). But I've also seen a few papers indicating there is some evidence getting Covid may have effects on immune response for a period of time after.