Jul 21, 2020

Everyone’s Asking, How Long Does #COVID19 #Antibodies #Immunity Last?

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/.

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