A new study has found that people infected with the Coronavirus can enjoy immunity for years after recovery, in the latest finding about the outbreak that will allay fears about the possibility of decreasing immunity.
Scientists at the “La Jolla” Institute of Immunology in California found that after 8 months of the study participants’ infection with the disease “Covid-19”, it was found that they still had high enough immune cells to fight the virus. prevent any further rounds of infection, and that the rate of decline in the short-term slowness indicates that immunity can remain for years.
“This amount of immune memory is likely to protect the vast majority of people from developing severe infections for many years,” Shane Crotty, virologist at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology who co-led the new study, told the New York Times.
The research results have been published online, but have not been reviewed or published in a scientific journal. However, it is believed to be the most comprehensive and longest-running study of ‘Covid-19’ immunity to date.
Although there are several Corona virus vaccines being studied, some of which have proven highly effective in preventing the disease, scientists have wondered how long the public would remain immune.
The study looked at 185 cases of “Covid-19”, including 41 cases of people who had been infected six months or more ago. Turns out there were a small number of recovering participants who did not have long-term immunity.
