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The emergence of a handful of individuals reinfected by Covid-19 has sparked panic over the future course of the pandemic.
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Luckily, we have some good news for you.
For now, there are very few cases of confirmed reinfections, suggesting they may be rare. Some doctors also believe that most relapses will be milder than the first infection https://trib.al/220Tz6Z ">https://trib.al/220Tz6Z&q...
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How many individuals develop antibodies and how long do they last?
Some experts worry that only those who suffer the worst cases are able to build up adequate antibodies. If that’s true, those who had mild cases may be more vulnerable to reinfection https://trib.al/220Tz6Z ">https://trib.al/220Tz6Z&q...
Some experts worry that only those who suffer the worst cases are able to build up adequate antibodies. If that’s true, those who had mild cases may be more vulnerable to reinfection https://trib.al/220Tz6Z ">https://trib.al/220Tz6Z&q...
A study on the pandemic in Iceland offers some comforting evidence.
The researchers looked at serum samples from 30,576 individuals, using six types of antibody testing https://trib.al/220Tz6Z ">https://trib.al/220Tz6Z&q...
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The findings are:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">91.1% out of 1,797 recovered Covid-19 patients produced detectable levels of antibodies
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts">These levels hadn’t declined four months after diagnosis
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This is great news for the efficacy of any vaccine and appears to confirm that reinfections may indeed be rare https://trib.al/220Tz6Z ">https://trib.al/220Tz6Z&q...
It’s also theoretically good news for herd immunity, but we’re still a way off. Around 70% of a population may need to have antibodies to effectively stop the virus’s spread.
Less than 1% of the Icelandic population came into contact with the coronavirus https://trib.al/220Tz6Z ">https://trib.al/220Tz6Z&q...
Less than 1% of the Icelandic population came into contact with the coronavirus https://trib.al/220Tz6Z ">https://trib.al/220Tz6Z&q...
It’s too early to say whether these findings will hold over a longer time period. It’s possible that immunity will fade as time goes by.
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