In recent studies, we have seen declining antibodies in people infected with Covid 19. While this decline in antibodies seems troubling, it is hardly catastrophic according to virologists throughout the world:
"It's not unusual to have fading antibody response after several months. The drop-off isn't that surprising. When you look at something like the smallpox vaccine, you see the antibody response is down about 75 percent after six months. But that's a vaccine that works for decades.
Read the whole article on The Atlantic here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/could-covid-19-immunity-really-disappear-months/614377/.
"It's not unusual to have fading antibody response after several months. The drop-off isn't that surprising. When you look at something like the smallpox vaccine, you see the antibody response is down about 75 percent after six months. But that's a vaccine that works for decades.
Read the whole article on The Atlantic here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/could-covid-19-immunity-really-disappear-months/614377/.
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