Experts express optimism that the body offers lasting immunity to COVID-19 in those who have won themselves over from a mild case to a series of new studies.
Scientists recently saw “encouraging signs of strong, lasting immunity” against COVID-19, including in those who had only mild symptoms of coronavirus, such as antibodies that fight the virus, and B cells and T cells that recognizing, “appear to persist for months after infections are resolved,” The New York Times reports.
“This is exactly what you should be hoping for,” said immunologist Marion Pepper, University of Washington, who wrote one of the recent studies. The time. “All pieces are there to have a fully protective immune response.”
Particularly encouraging, the The time explains, there is evidence of immunity in patients who simply had mild symptoms, suggesting, as immunologist Smita Iyer of the University of California explained, that “you can still get lasting immunity without suffering the effects of infection.” Emory University immunologist Eun-Hyung Lee told it too The time“Yes, you’re developing immunity to this virus, and good immunity to this virus. That’s the message we want out.”
At the same time, the The time notes that it is not yet clear how long the immune response may last, and recent studies “prove no protection in action.” Read more at The New York Times.
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