A British study conducted on health care workers found that people who were infected with the Coronavirus are likely to have immunity to it for at least 5 months, but there is evidence that those who have antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus.
The Indian Times Now website said TimesNowNewsThat the preliminary findings of scientists in public health in England Public Health England (PHE) Showed that re-infection in people with antibodies Coronavirus From a rare previous infection, only 44 cases were found out of 6,614 previously infected people in the study.
But experts warned that the results mean that people who contracted the disease in the first wave of the epidemic in the first months of 2020 may now be at risk of contracting it again, and they also warned that people who have so-called “natural immunity” – acquired through Infection – they may still be able to carry the coronavirus in their noses and throat, and could pass it on unintentionally.
Said Susan Hopkins, chief medical advisor at Public Health England PHE “We now know that most of those who contracted the virus, and developed antibodies, are protected from reinfection, but this is not completely and we do not yet know the duration of protection.” This means that even if you think that you already have the disease and that you are protected, you can rest assured of It is unlikely that you will get a severe infection, but there is still a risk that you will catch the infection and pass it on to others.
A statement about the study said that its results do not address antibodies or other immune responses to vaccines that are now being rolled out against the Corona virus, or about the effectiveness of vaccines, adding that responses to vaccines will be considered later this year..
Include the study, known as the Serine Study SIREN Tens of thousands of healthcare workers in Britain who have been regularly tested since June for new coronavirus infections in addition to the presence of antibodies..
The researchers plan to continue monitoring and evaluating the participants to see if this natural immunity might last for more than 5 months in some, but they cautioned that early evidence from the next phase of the study already indicated that some people with immunity could still carry high levels of the virus. And they can pass it on to others.
In a statement about their results, they said, “It is therefore important that everyone continues to follow the rules and stay at home, even if they have previously been infected with the Coronavirus.
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