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Originally Posted by FPV8U
Is it official that having antibodies creates no immunity?
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Originally Posted by Romulus
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The WHO stated a few days ago:
"There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from Covid-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection,"
The current consensus view is that more research is going to be required before a definitive answer is available and that may not even apply to everyone when it is established or may not be 'permanent'.
Most of these viruses do provide a measure of immunity once you've had it but Influenza is an example of one that has both sufficient variations and a relatively short term to the immunity provided by antibodies.
It's one of the reasons why the triple antigen flu shot is provided annually.