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yukondave [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

reinfection case is not peer reviewed. Immunity means your body can fight it off quickly. It does not mean you have a magic shield. It is clear we are seeing a global immunity. We already have studies showing that everyone that got SARS-CoV-1 have T Cells that gave them immunity to SARS-CoV-2.

“ We then showed that SARS-recovered patients (n=23) still possess long-lasting memory T cells reactive to SARS-NP 17 years after the 2003 outbreak, which displayed robust cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 NP. Surprisingly, we also frequently detected SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells in individuals with no history of SARS, COVID-19 or contact with SARS/COVID-19 patients (n=37) “

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2550-z_reference.pdf

We do not know that every virus in the past we have built up some sort of immunity. Here are my main takeaways from the article and study.

SARS-CoV-1 from 2003 has shown to give T Cell immunity to SARS-CoV-2 betaCoronaviruses found in pets like dogs seem to help with immunity and that immunity could last a lifetime

That SARS-CoV-1 showed to only have 3 years of antibody protection but the T Cell protection is still observable 17 years later That a vaccine may focus on T Cell instead of Antibodies It is likely that SARS-CoV-2 will have other common features of SARS-CoV-1.

SARS-CoV-1 lasted 10 months and started in November of 2002 and vanished in July of 2003 globally.

If SARS-CoV-2 lasts 10 months and started in December of 2019 then we are looking at it ending in August of 2020