Slashdot reader Rei writes: On 15 February, 2021, the paper Discrete SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers track with functional humoral stability was accepted for publication by the prestigious journal Nature — interesting not only for being a large-cohort study on COVID-19 reinfection, but for the presence of one of its coauthors: one Elon Reeve Musk. According to reporting, Musk — concerned in April…
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Could COVID-19 immunity last decades? Here’s the science.
Of course, rare cases of reinfection show that immunity is not long-lasting for everyone. Source: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-immunity-long-lasting.html
The T-Cell Immune Response To COVID-19 Lasts At Least Six Months
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Economist: Over the past year, many reports have shown rapidly waning levels of covid-specific antibodies after the initial burst caused by an infection. […] Yet antibodies tell only part of the story. Another important actor is the T-cell. Rather than attacking viruses directly, T-cells attack infected cells, to stop the virus reproducing. The…
35-year study hints that coronavirus immunity doesn’t last long
Seasonal coronaviruses can give us hints about our immunity to COVID-19. Source: https://www.livescience.com/seasonal-coronavirus-immunity-reinfection.html
Coronavirus: How worried should we be about reports of reinfection?
A handful of people across the world appear to have caught the coronavirus twice, suggesting that immunity against the virus doesn’t last – and could potentially make second infections worse Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2254340-coronavirus-how-worried-should-we-be-about-reports-of-reinfection/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
More Covid-19 Reinfections Found, But Researchers Urge Caution
That Covid-19 reinfection in Hong Kong was followed by similar reports in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was announced today that a 27-year-old woman in Karnataka, India also tested positive for the disease a second time (though the government is still seeking confirmation), and now researchers in Nevada are also reporting a “likely” case of reinfection. The health-news site Stat reports:…
Nevada Man Becomes First In the US To Catch COVID-19 Twice
A Nevada resident is thought to be the first person in the United States to be infected twice by the coronavirus, according to findings released this week. The New York Post reports: The 25-year-old man, of Reno, experienced a sore throat, cough, headache, nausea and diarrhea — and first tested positive for the COVID-19 on April 18, according to a study…
Lab confirms first case of coronavirus reinfection in the U.S.
This is the fourth confirmed case of reinfection worldwide. Source: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-reinfection-case-confirmed-us.html
Two European Cases of COVID-19 Reinfection Reported
Two patients were reinfected with the coronavirus in Europe, according to local broadcasters who confirmed the incidents with virologists. The Hill reports: The patients, one from Belgium and the other from the Netherlands, were confirmed to have been reinfected with COVID-19, Reuters reported. Marian Koopmans, a Dutch virologist, confirmed to broadcaster NOS that the patient from the Netherlands was elderly with…
First case of coronavirus reinfection leaves big questions unanswered
A man appears to have caught two lineages of the coronavirus around four and a half months apart, suggesting people can be reinfected with the virus after making a recovery – but there is much we still don’t know Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2252740-first-case-of-coronavirus-reinfection-leaves-big-questions-unanswered/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…