Thread by @dockaurG, 1/ US & UK media finally reporting what we've known for months [...]

Kulvinder Kaur MD

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1/ US & UK media finally reporting what we've known for months from published peer-reviewed research by leading scientists

: pre-existing cross-protective Tcell immunity & strong Tcell responses bode well for long-term #SARSCoV2 immunity, and #HerdImmunity may already be at hand https://twitter.com/dockaurG/status/1289032567921020928

https://twitter.com/dockaurG/status/1289032567921020928

2/ US: "We may be closer to #HerdImmunity than previously thought. Are we fearing a ‘second wave’ which our immune systems already have well in hand? People show immunological response to #SARSCoV2 in their Tcells.. without necessarily showing antibodies." https://spectator.us/closer-herd-immunity-previously-thought/

We may be closer to herd immunity than previously thought | Spectator USA

Are we a lot closer to achieving herd immunity with COVID-19 than has been made out? It is a question which has been asked many times

https://spectator.us/closer-herd-immunity-previously-thought/

3/ " #HerdImmunity may be closer than thought—UK scientists say immunity likely far higher than what govt antibody tests shows b/c it doesn't account for Tcells. Top immunologists said infection-fighting Tcells are more durable/long-lasting than antibodies" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8693317/Herd-immunity-closer-thought-antibody-surveys-dramatically-underestimate-cases.html

Herd immunity may be closer than we thought due to flaw in studies

According to antibody testing studies, just seven per cent of people in Britain and 17 per cent of London have already been infected and recovered, but scientists say it could be higher.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8693317/Herd-immunity-closer-thought-antibody-surveys-dramatically-underestimate-cases.html

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