Patients Who Recover from Covid-19 Have Antibodies to Fight the Disease Upto Eight Months: Experts
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Amid speculations about the body s immune response in Covid-19 recovered patients, new research has claimed that the recovered patients have antibodies to fight the disease for up to eight months giving hope for the vaccine makers in India as the jabs may also be proven effective for a longer period, health experts said on Tuesday.
Till date, the common perception among the health fraternity was that the protective immunity is usually seen for three to five months, and then starts waning off. This is great news as it gives real hope for vaccine developers, Sandeep Nayar, Senior Director and HOD, Chest and Respiratory Disease at BLK Hospital in west Delhi, told IANS. We hope that once a vaccine or vaccines are developed, these will provide long-term protection against this dreaded disease, he added.
Study finds 95% of COVID survivors protected from reinfection for at least 8 months, if not more
Study examined immune memory to the virus
A study from a team at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology offers new evidence on how long COVID-19 survivors are protected from reinfection. The results are being hailed as âgood news.â
and last updated 2021-01-12 21:34:33-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â Itâs the question on the minds of many COVID-19 survivors: how long am I protected from getting this virus again?
A new study from a team at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology is offering the clearest answer yet, and the results are being hailed as âgood news.â