The who warns that the presence of antibodies to coronavirus does not give immunity to COVID-19 Author: Alexander Bugaev, the Presence of antibodies to coronavirus does not give immunity to COVID-19 Photos: pixabay.com/fernando zhiminaicela COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 antibodies who immunity Coronavirus US news pandemic tests
On Friday, the world health organization warned that the tests for antibodies to the coronavirus useless for proof of immunity to this infection. Reported by the New York Post.
In a statement, the who said that the so-called “serological” tests can only show the presence of antibodies in the blood.
And the presence of antibodies only indicates the fact that the man was sick COVID-19, the organization stated.
WHO warns coronavirus antibody may not prove immunity https://t.co/UydhNTKEIR pic.twitter.com/4XtEY9ME17
— New York Post (@nypost) April 17, 2020
It is still unclear, whether produced in the body recover from the person immunity to the disease.
“Antibody tests can measure only the level of the serological presence, that is, the level of antibodies in the blood. But this does not mean that someone is immune antibodies to the coronavirus,”says Dr. Maria van Kerov, head of the who, new diseases, according to CNBC.
Dr. Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the who programme on emergency situations, he added: “no One is sure whether the protected person with antibodies from the disease, or there is a possibility of re-infection”.
“Plus, some tests have problems with sensitivity, he said. – They can give a false negative result.”
At the same time in South Korea, a wave of re-infections coronavirus infections, reports the New York Post. 179 patients who already had COVID-19 and is officially considered to be recovered, was sick the second time.
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