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The problem is that we still dont know if there is long term immunity from the virus.... even if you have antibodies in your blood. they might help you tomorrow
by readhn 7y ago
The problem is that we still dont know if there is long term immunity from the virus.... even if you have antibodies in your blood. they might help you tomorrow, but next fall or year the antibody titer might be low leading to the loss of immunity for instance.
- __blockcipher__ 7y agoWe could re-test for antibodies at regular intervals. Besides, the small chance of getting infected due to immunity eroding would not be super consequential in the scheme of things. In general I think people waste too much time with this whole “we don’t know how long immunity lasts” line of thought. Immunity is a robust mechanism that tends to “just work”. Even if mutations mean that what used to be 100% immunity is now only 50%, the effect on net transmission is tremendous.
- sharken 7y agoI agree that immunity is what will help curb the virus, in Denmark “Herd immunity” is the unofficial strategy. I do think that a Corona pass would only make sense for certain parts of the population only, e.g. the very old and those with other chronic illnesses.