Antibodies against coronavirus start to decrease in 2-3 months, study finds — Science Chronicle

The study found IgG levels and neutralizing antibodies started to decrease within two-three months after infection with novel coronavirus. The reduction was more (40%) in the case asymptomatic individuals than symptomatic individuals (nearly 13%). A few countries, including UK, were toying with the idea of issuing some form of a certificate to people who have […]

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5 thoughts on “Antibodies against coronavirus start to decrease in 2-3 months, study finds — Science Chronicle

  1. So I’m wondering what will this mean regarding a vaccine? Will it be like influenza, and a vaccine one has to get annually? Or will it be more like HIV, without a vaccine ever?

    • A vaccine is preferable, like your annual flu shot. But the more we learn about this virus we may end up with drugs along the lines of the anti-virals similar to the ones used for Hepatitis C and HIV. Just my non-medical opinion.

      • It’s going to be interesting to watch it play out. I so hope they will be able to develop a vaccine. I agree that would be preferable. But it may end up like you said being some thing where some infected people need to take chronic antivirals.

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