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Can immune resistance to one pathogen 'translate' to others?
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I'm a software engineer and data scientist that knows nothing about immunology so, sorry for the basic question.

I know that flu vaccines have to change to keep up with changes in flu strains. But is there such thing as a 'near miss' where the immune response isn't quite what it needs to be but is still helpful?

And, of course, it was COVID-19 that made me think of it in the first place. Can previous bouts with similar pathogens that wouldn't necessarily show up as a antibody test for COVID-19 in particular still provide some amount of immune resistance?

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