The majority of people who test positive for COVID-19 are protected from being reinfected with the virus for at least six months, a new study suggests. Researchers found that fewer than one percent of people in Denmark in 2020 caught coronavirus twice. In addition, those who were aged 65 or older were 46 percent more … Read more
New evidence suggests that COVID-19 survivors who test positive for antibodies appear to be protected from reinfection for at least a few months. Researchers found that having coronavirus antibodies put people at a 10-fold lower risk of infection compared to those who tested negative for antibodies. What’s more, this protection lasted for at least 90 … Read more
A Brazilian nurse who fought off coronavirus and got reinfected with the country’s new variant has sparked fears the mutation could hamper immunity. The variant, which today spooked ministers into banning all flights to the UK from South America, carries a mutation that may make the virus able to get past immunity developed from older … Read more
An 89-year-old Dutch woman is thought to have become the first person in the world to die after getting re-infected with the coronavirus. The unidentified woman, who was having cancer treatment at the time, was found to be infected with ‘genetically different’ strains of the virus in two separate episodes, which happened two months apart. Whether … Read more
Coronavirus could be with us ‘forever’ if people can get re-infected, a British scientist has warned. Professor Graeme Ackland, an academic at Edinburgh University, warned it could be ‘horrific’ if survivors aren’t protected against the disease in the future. The truth on Covid-19 immunity remains a mystery because the pathogen, known as SARS-CoV-2, has only … Read more
Matt Hancock says Britain has seen the first ‘credible’ cases of coronavirus reinfections – but all are asymptomatic. The Health Secretary warned of a possible second peak of coronavirus following a ‘concerning’ rise in the number of cases and new restrictions in Bolton. He told the House of Commons a recent spike in cases across … Read more
No evidence that recovered covid patients can’t be re-infected: World Health Organisation warns ‘immunity passports’ increase risk of spreading coronavirus WHO said ‘no evidence’ covid-19 antibodies protect against a second infection United Nations agency warned against issuing ‘immunity passports’ Chile said last week it would begin handing out ‘health passports’ Here’s how to help people … Read more