WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About Covid-19 Reinfection

Re:WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About C... by fingerlocks on Sunday April 26, 2020 @05:04PM (#22990246)

I was under the (possibly mistaken) impression that having antibodies for a virus does in fact protect you from the virus. Like it's baked into the definition of "antibody". That's why it sounds a bit misleading to me.

But I have Biology 101 level of knowledge, so I'm curious to learn why it's not misleading.

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Re:WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About C... by gus_massa on Sunday April 26, 2020 @05:35PM (#22990465)

It will protect for the exact strain of the virus and similar strains for some time. Probably the reports that people is reinfected a few weeks after they get cured are wrong. It is not clear how long will last the immunity.

For example the vaccine against tetanus must be taken again every 10 years, other vaccines protect you forever.

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Re:WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About C... by fingerlocks on Sunday April 26, 2020 @10:39PM (#22992385)

So yeah, the tweet is misleading..?

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Re:WHO Deletes Misleading Tweet That Spread Paranoia About C... by gus_massa on Monday April 27, 2020 @01:02AM (#22993024)

Disclaimer: I'm not a virologist and not even a medical doctor.

From a previous thread, I remember that someone said that with other coronavirus the protection last a few months. Let's hope that this strain produces a longer immunity.

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