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Natural immunity to Covid-19 can last for years according to a recent study.

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Natural immunity to Covid-19 can last for years according to a recent study. So, you’ve had covid-19 a few months ago and now a vaccine is available.   If you had Covid-19 a few months back, do you need the vaccine as well? There has been a lot of discussion about this since the antibodies may only be present for 3-6 months.   Once you have natural immunity, it should last for years, well past the time when the antibodies go away. This is because the body’s T cells will continue to recognize and protect us for years afterward.    T cells Read More »

Are we almost at Herd Immunity for Covid19? This is what scientists now believe.

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Are we almost at Herd Immunity for Covid19? This is what scientists now believe. Herd Immunity means you have reached a level that protects most of us from becoming ill from a virus or other infective agents. Currently, researchers have in the past believed you must achieve immunity levels of 70% for the population to be immune. More than a dozen scientists are now rethinking this age-old idea.  There is a growing belief that Herd Immunity can be achieved at only 50% of the population developing resistance to the infective agent. In the case of covid19, we must look at Read More »