MonkeyLove
Striker
This is a bit of a pisser. There have been a few on here that have been pointing out since the start that there is no guarantee that the virus can’t reinfect and suggesting the belief our strategy was the right one purely in the hope any 2nd wave would even out over time was premature.
1st study from Imperial and Guys suggests that immunity drops sharply after a few months and by 3 months was 23 times weaker and undetectable in some patients.
Only one study but even in a sample of 100 people that’s quite conclusive unless some incredibly coincidental factors. Ie this group had unique characteristics.
In a way we shouldn’t be surprised. It’s a new virus but the Coronavirus family isn’t new and an expert was saying at the start all other strains that haven’t died out have only ever provided short term immunity. The common cold being the main one.
Would be a massive kicker mind if true and it becomes endemic and makes the finding of a vaccine crucial or we potentially have a new ongoing health threat for over 50s to live with.
1st study from Imperial and Guys suggests that immunity drops sharply after a few months and by 3 months was 23 times weaker and undetectable in some patients.
Only one study but even in a sample of 100 people that’s quite conclusive unless some incredibly coincidental factors. Ie this group had unique characteristics.
In a way we shouldn’t be surprised. It’s a new virus but the Coronavirus family isn’t new and an expert was saying at the start all other strains that haven’t died out have only ever provided short term immunity. The common cold being the main one.
Would be a massive kicker mind if true and it becomes endemic and makes the finding of a vaccine crucial or we potentially have a new ongoing health threat for over 50s to live with.
Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests
Exclusive: King’s College London team found steep drops in antibody levels three months after infection
www.theguardian.com
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