Immune response to #COVID19 peaked about three weeks after the onset and then swiftly declined, finds Dr Katie Doores of @KingsCollegeLon

"It puts another nail in the coffin of the dangerous concept of #herdimmunity."
~ @JonathanHeeney virologist at the @Cambridge_Uni

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60% tested had "potent" antibodies while battling #COVID19

Just 17% had the same level of potency three months later.

@kingscollegelon @CBSNews

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More like the "common cold" (seasonal #coronavirus infections)?

~Dr Katie Doores @KCLImmunoMicro

https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1282752350189498368?s=20

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Spanish study of more than 60,000 people estimates that around just 5% of the population developed antibodies.

[Around 70% to 90% of a population needs to be immune to protect the uninfected]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53315983 #covid19 #herdimmunity

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There's so much yet we DON'T know about this virus.

Stay safe out there!

#WearADamnMask #MasksSaveLives #COVID19

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