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In Ukraine, 0.25% of all infected have returned to have coronavirus
At risk of being re-infected with the coronavirus, there are people who have had a mild illness, doctors say.
Most people who have had coronavirus develop antibodies. However, the levels of these antibodies can be different: in patients with a severe form of the disease, they are higher, and in those who have had a mild or asymptomatic course of the disease, they are lower, increasing the likelihood of a second disease, reported the Center for Public Health (CPH) of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
It should be noted that at the moment there are no exact data on what levels of antibodies are required for protection and how long these antibodies persist in the body.
“There are probably people at risk of re-infection with the new coronavirus who have had a mild illness,” the statement said.
Immunity to other coronaviruses that cause common colds, SARS-CoV-1 and to the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), is seen to decrease over time, as in the case of other diseases.
The CPH also explained whether reinfection can occur due to a mutation of the virus.
“Now, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has undergone very minor mutations and its changes have not yet affected the effectiveness of available diagnostics, drugs and vaccines in development,” the statement said.
Cases of reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 were also recorded in Ukraine: 0.25% of the total number of people infected since the beginning of the pandemic. But today in Ukraine there have been no studies confirming that these viruses are genetically different from each other.
It was previously reported that the Ministry of Health expects to receive a COVID vaccine in February. Ukraine is in the final stage of negotiations with various manufacturers.
On the eve of Alexander Lukashenko said that the second time he will not get the coronavirus, since “he grew up in a village and has immunity.”
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