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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"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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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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~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">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl... #covid19 #herdimmunity
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[Around 70% to 90% of a population needs to be immune to protect the uninfected]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53315983">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl... #covid19 #herdimmunity
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Emerging cases of #COVID19 reinfection suggest #herdimmunity could be wishful thinking.
https://www.vox.com/2020/7/12/21321653/getting-covid-19-twice-reinfection-antibody-herd-immunity
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https://www.vox.com/2020/7/12/21321653/getting-covid-19-twice-reinfection-antibody-herd-immunity
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There& #39;s so much yet we DON& #39;T know about this virus.
Stay safe out there!
#WearADamnMask #MasksSaveLives #COVID19
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Stay safe out there!
#WearADamnMask #MasksSaveLives #COVID19
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