New study reveals encouraging news about coronavirus immunity

BGR ^ | 11/03/2020 | Chris Smith

[BenLurkin]

A series of studies published in the past few weeks have given us more reasons to hope that COVID-19 immunity might last well beyond the lifespan of the first generation of neutralizing antibodies that appear in those patients who beat the illness. The same type of antibodies should show up after vaccines. Early theories said that the novel coronavirus would behave like other cold-inducing human coronaviruses when it comes to immunity and offer protection lasting between 6 months to a year. [S]till better than the 2-3 months of life that some coronavirus antibodies might have.

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Researchers from Public Health England and the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC) studied T cell responses in 100 people who have survived COVID-19. T cells are key components of the immune system. They’re white blood cells involved in the response to various pathogens, not just the coronavirus. These aren’t antibodies, and testing for T cells isn’t as easy. But they’re the kind of immunity components that have a longer life than antibodies. More importantly, these cells can remember the coronavirus and summon an additional army of antibodies upon reencounter with the same pathogen.

The researchers found that the T cells they tested for had specific responses against various coronavirus proteins, Bloomberg reports. The list includes the protein that matters most for vaccine research, the spike that binds to cells, giving the virus entry to the only place where it can multiply.

The researchers found a “robust” T cell response after six months. Those who experienced symptoms had levels that were at least 50% higher than those who didn’t. The study included patients who were not hospitalized for COVID-19 therapy, having developed asymptomatic and mild cases. The study found that those people who had symptoms had levels that were at least 50%.

[WVNan]

Well well, just in time we suddenly have a cure for covid. Nobody expected that/s

[allwrong57]

I just had a mild case of covid, had a fever for a couple of days and took some tylenol.

People’s ignorance of health in general amazes me! The first thing I heard when I got back to work from the Karens was to be sure to wear a mask. I guess they haven’t figured out that I can’t transmit it and can’t get it again, do why the hell would I wear a mask?

As a further discussion, I got it from my wife, who’s a nurse and they are decked out in every PPE all day. She works for a general practice MD, so there are 2 nurses, a receptionist, the Dr and a nurse practitioner. Out of 5, 3 came down with symptoms withing 24 hours of each other, including both nurses and the receptionist. Obviously masks are the silver bullet, lol!