Patients who recover from coronavirus infections may lose their immunity to reinfection within months, according to research released on Monday that experts said could have a "significant" influence on how governments manage the pandemic. In the first study of its kind, a team led by researchers
Paris - Patients who recover from coronavirus infections may lose their immunity to reinfection within months, according to research released on Monday that experts said could have a"significant" influence on how governments manage the pandemic.
Of the study group, 60 percent showed a"potent" viral response in the first few weeks after infection. As it does so, it produces proteins known as antibodies that are programmed to target the specific antigen the body is fighting, like a key cut for a particular lock. "This is an important study that starts to define the longer-term dynamics of the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2," said Lawrence Young, professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Warwick, using the full name of the virus strain.
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