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> Apparently - as with other respiratory viral infections - if you don't get it really bad then you may not be immune. Source?
Start here and keep on reading, it is fascinating stuff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_immune_system
Dr. Peter Hotez has been proposing clinical trials of convalescent serum therapy for several weeks now. If it works it could potentially be used both to treat infected patients, and reduce the risk of infection for healthcare workers. https://twitter.com/peterhotez/status/1239387184681177090?la...
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Start here and keep on reading, it is fascinating stuff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_immune_system
I'm not referring the general concept. I've asked for a source that supported the claim that covid19 patients that "don't get it really bad" have been found to not get immune.
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I'm not referring the general concept. I've asked for a source that supported the claim that covid19 patients that "don't get it really bad" have been found to not get immune.
That was straight from a government hearing today here in NL, those usually don't come with conveniently linked sources but at the same time they tend not to have bullshit in them.
I really, really wish there could be a clear answer on at least this one basic thing that one would think (as a layman) to be fairly understood about viruses and immune response: Having had a SARS COVID 2 infection and assuming the virus hasn't mutated in the way that influenza does periodically to keep needing new vaccines, does or does not your body gain bloody immunity for some time after recovery? From everything…
Of course viral antibodies persist for some amount of time, they don't disappear immediately upon clearing the virus. What we don't know is anything about the shape of that persistence. Is it days or weeks or years? Does it decline linearly, or exponentially (as a half-life), or on some other schedule? What kind of variance between people is there? How much does it vary based on all the other factors, like other health and immunological conditions, or re-exposure to the virus? This is all what we don't know yet, but need to before we can make assumptions regarding herd immunity to start lifting lockdowns.
I read this last night: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3078840/coro... It's not peer reviewed so might not be valid or entirely accurate but worrying nevertheless.
So, young people have way less antibodies. Lots of stats also show people aged 0-19 have barely any test-confirmed infetions compared to older populations. I also read that for the first 7 days, the virus mostly stays in your throat with mild symptoms and only after that it goes to the lungs causing major issues. Could it be that young people with strong immune systems easily fight the virus away within the first wee…
I'm sorry but do you have a source for that? The only place I read this was in nonsensical WhatsApp forwards.
I read this last night: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3078840/coro... It's not peer reviewed so might not be valid or entirely accurate but worrying nevertheless.
So, young people have way less antibodies. Lots of stats also show people aged 0-19 have barely any test-confirmed infetions compared to older populations. I also read that for the first 7 days, the virus mostly stays in your throat with mild symptoms and only after that it goes to the lungs causing major issues. Could it be that young people with strong immune systems easily fight the virus away within the first wee…
I read this last night: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3078840/coro... It's not peer reviewed so might not be valid or entirely accurate but worrying nevertheless.
So, young people have way less antibodies. Lots of stats also show people aged 0-19 have barely any test-confirmed infetions compared to older populations. I also read that for the first 7 days, the virus mostly stays in your throat with mild symptoms and only after that it goes to the lungs causing major issues. Could it be that young people with strong immune systems easily fight the virus away within the first wee…
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So, young people have way less antibodies. Lots of stats also show people aged 0-19 have barely any test-confirmed infetions compared to older populations. I also read that for the first 7 days, the virus mostly stays in your throat with mild symptoms and only after that it goes to the lungs causing major issues. Could it be that young people with strong immune systems easily fight the virus away within the first wee…
Yes, I had something like this. Felt like a mild cold combined with altitude sickness. No cough.