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> It's not at all clear yet that recovering from COVID-19 confers any lasting immunity. Coronaviruses aren't new...
by Mikeb85 7y ago
> It's not at all clear yet that recovering from COVID-19 confers any lasting immunity.
Coronaviruses aren't new...
- kelnos 7y agoNot sure how that's relevant. Coronaviruses behave differently from each other, and it's not clear how this one behaves wrt post-recovery immunity. And to your point, many forms of the "common cold" are caused by coronaviruses, and it's not like herd immunity is a thing there.
- Mikeb85 7y agoShort to medium term immunity is conferred to survivors of other coronaviruses. No reason to expect it won't be the same with this one.
- wbronitsky 7y agoThis reasoning seems like it needs data. Do we have any proof that Coronavirus immunity is similar across different viruses? Why should we expect that things that have the same name have the same immune response? This is a pretty cavalier take when lives are at stake.
- Mikeb85 7y agoLiterally every health authority including the WHO is assuming immunity will be a thing...
- wbronitsky 7y agoPlease show me the data you have so we can have a shared understanding of the facts. Until then, there is no reason to continue this discussion.
- Mikeb85 7y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/opinion/coronavirus-immunity.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/opinion/coronavirus-immun... And what are you adding to HN? You're the person on Reddit that spams "Source?" in every discussion. Maybe read up on the topic...