Home Health Covid update: 'Alarming' reinfection rates for older adults, researchers warn Health Covid update: 'Alarming' reinfection rates for older adults, researchers warn By nytimespost - March 18, 2021 0 COVID re-infection was once regarded as an “extremely rare event”. However, as new information comes to light, researchers confirmed that older adults are at higher risk of falling ill from Covid more than once.