Category: Natural Immunity
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New York Times: Herd immunity will not be achieved with vaccines
The following article was written by Andres R. Martinez and was published by The New York Times last May 9, 2021. In this article, Martinez says that the hope for herd immunity is slowly fading as experts say that the SARS-CoV-2 is “changing too quickly, new more contagious variants are spreading too easily, and vaccinations…
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New study shows the path towards endemic COVID
The following article was published by the peer-reviewed journal Science last February 12, 2021. It was written by Jennie Lavigne, Ottar Bjornstad, and Ruston Antia. According to the model created by the study, SARS-CoV-2 could join the ranks of mild, cold-causing human coronaviruses in the long run. The researchers say, “Our model, incorporating…components of immunity,…
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T-cell immunity found in SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals and close contacts who never experienced detectable infection
The following study was published by Nature Communications on March 19, 2021. The study’s main goal was to understand T-cell immunity among recovered COVID-19 patients and their close contacts. This study found some very interesting results. Here are a few of them: Most recovered COVID-19 patients have developed an effective memory T-cell pool against SARS-CoV-2.…
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New study: T-cells induced by COVID infection can respond to new SARS-CoV-2 variants
The following article was written by Julie Steenhuysen and was published by Reuters last March 31, 2021. In this article, Steenhuysen reports on the results of a new study which showed that T-cells developed from an infection of the original strain of the SARS-CoV-2 could also protect against the three most concerning virus variants identified…
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Oxford researchers are planning a COVID-19 reinfection human challenge trial
The following article was written by Robby Bergman and was published by Medical News Today on April 22, 2021. In this article, Bergman reports on the new trial being launched by the University of Oxford which hopes to understand how reinfection works. The human challenge trial will investigate how the human immune system responds to…
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Pro-vaccine internal medicine doctor explains why he won’t take the COVID vaccine
In this March 31, 2021 video, Dr. Suneel Dhand, raises an important question: should he get the COVID vaccine even when he already has antibodies against SARS-CoV-2? Dr. Dhand says that he believes in routine vaccinations and that some members of his family have already received the COVID vaccines. He, however, is on the fence…
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Pro-vaccine immunologist: “I would probably prefer to have natural immunity”
The following article is a transcript of a presentation by Dr. Bryam Bridle to the Covid Plan B, a group from New Zealand which opposes the lockdowns imposed on the country, and calls for a balanced response to the health crisis. Dr. Bridle is an associate professor and viral immunologist in the Department of Pathobiology…
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University College London: Britain to achieve COVID herd immunity threshold soon
Britain is set to achieve COVID immunity this coming Monday, says a dynamic modelling system developed by experts at the University College of London (UCL). The model says that people who are protected against COVID-19, either because they are naturally immune or have received a vaccine, will hit 73.4% by April 12, 2021. The projection…
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Study of 10-million person-identifiable PCR-test in Denmark shows young people protected from SARS-CoV-2 reinfection
The following study was published by The Lancet on March 27, 2021. It was conducted by Christian Holm Hansen, Daniela Michlmayr, Sophie Madeleine Gubbels, Prof. Kåre Mølbak,. and Prof. Steen Ethelberg. Utilizing individual level data collected from 10 million person-identifiable PCR tests conducted in Denmark in 2020, the researchers found that protection against repeated infection…
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Our immune system evolves to fight coronavirus variants
This article by Monuique Brouillete was published by the Scientific American on March 31, 2021. It features a new study conducted by Michel Nussenzweig, an immunologist at the Rockefeller University, which showed that the human immune system can evolve to more effectively handle variants. The article clarifies the different kinds of immune cells that have…
