CHANNEL 4 NEWS: Are you immune if you’ve had coronavirus?

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Daniel M Davis, who is Professor of Immunology at the University of Manchester, told FactCheck that “we don’t know” whether people who are found to have the coronavirus antibody are definitely immune even at the time the test is taken.

“Some level of immunity is almost certain but we don’t know how protective exactly, nor how long protection would last”, he says.

Period7 Apr 2020

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  • TitleAre you immune if you’ve had coronavirus?
    Media name/outletChannel 4
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date7/04/20
    DescriptionDaniel M Davis, who is Professor of Immunology at the University of Manchester, told FactCheck that “we don’t know” whether people who are found to have the coronavirus antibody are definitely immune even at the time the test is taken.

    “Some level of immunity is almost certain but we don’t know how protective exactly, nor how long protection would last”, he says.
    URLhttps://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-are-you-immune-if-youve-had-coronavirus
    PersonsDaniel Davis
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  • COVID-19
  • coronavirus