I want to know that I'm safe from the virus, that it's going to go away soon, but I am also a scientist.

Don't share these studies on presumed immunity. There's too much we don't know about COVID-19 immunity, the tests are all over the map, and all of the studies are small. 1/2

Wanting something to be true distorts judgment. We're all subject to it. Scientists are trained to be MORE skeptical of what they want to believe. It's like "kill your darlings" for writers.

We need consistency and a large number of studies before we can conclude anything 2/3

about individual or herd immunity. And it would help greatly to know what kind of immunity it is, how robust and long-lasting.

Please don't share these articles. Most of them so far have had major problems. 3/3