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cross pro·tec·tion
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U.S. National Library of Medicine
Cross Protection
Protection conferred on a host by inoculation with one strain or component of a microorganism that prevents infection when later challenged with a similar strain. Most commonly the microorganism is a virus.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cross protection in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cross protection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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There are lots of different HPV types and some types are closely related. Similar types tend to have some cross-protection.
The degree of cross-protection from Delta and Omicron is not very well-known yet, it's a complicated answer generally, but for a simplistic one, the answer is, having natural infection provides some immunity and probably provides some cross-immunity, but the magnitude of the cross-immunity is not known.
The strain isn’t in the damn vaccine, and it’s giving cross protection.
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