Re:Cellular immunity to SARS-CoV2 found at 6 months in non-h...
by xorcist on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:41PM
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A good friend of mine has done a lot of research on infectious diseases.
An individual has immunity when the immune response is triggered. By definition. It was very confusing to me at first before I caught on to the meaning of the term.
It makes sense when you think about it. Can you "get" the virus a second time? Of course of can. That doesn't contradict the fact that you have some level of "immunity".
After all, the immune response is a big part of what most of us feel when getting sick.
An individual has immunity when the immune response is triggered. By definition. It was very confusing to me at first before I caught on to the meaning of the term.
It makes sense when you think about it. Can you "get" the virus a second time? Of course of can. That doesn't contradict the fact that you have some level of "immunity".
After all, the immune response is a big part of what most of us feel when getting sick.