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[cryptoadam]

According to Doctor Campbell based on South Korean study.

Good news.

 

[Setzer]

Excellent news!

 

[All Hail C-Webb]

That's not exactly what the study showed.
The study showed that; those who had been infected, were thought to be recovered, but tested positive again were not actually sick again or able to infect others. It showed they were likely shedding dead virus.
It's safe to assume there's some level of immunity once you have antibodies, but we have no clue how long that lasts.

 

[cryptoadam]

That's not exactly what the study showed.
The study showed that; those who had been infected, were thought to be recovered, but tested positive again were not actually sick again or able to infect others. It showed they were likely shedding dead virus.
It's safe to assume there's some level of immunity once you have antibodies, but we have no clue how long that lasts.

Dr Campbell is pretty confident that immunity can be 1 year or maybe even 2. So far he has been pretty spot on with his commentary, but yes we will have to wait some time to see how long immunity lasts.

At least this study is showing those concerns from a month or ago are unfounded and recovered people aren't being reinfected or having the virus reactivate, it was just the testing.

 

[All Hail C-Webb]

Dr Campbell is pretty confident that immunity can be 1 year or maybe even 2. So far he has been pretty spot on with his commentary, but yes we will have to wait some time to see how long immunity lasts.

At least this study is showing those concerns from a month or ago are unfounded and recovered people aren't being reinfected or having the virus reactivate, it was just the testing.

It's definitely good news, just a weak thread title.

 

[Skyfox]

Thank God

 

[DESTROYA]

Good, the quicker we get back to normal the better

 

[The Incarnation]

That's not exactly what the study showed.
The study showed that; those who had been infected, were thought to be recovered, but tested positive again were not actually sick again or able to infect others. It showed they were likely shedding dead virus.
It's safe to assume there's some level of immunity once you have antibodies, but we have no clue how long that lasts.

But that's what he said. The tests they had were extremely sensitive, hence why they tested positive again.

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Dr Campbell is pretty confident that immunity can be 1 year or maybe even 2. So far he has been pretty spot on with his commentary, but yes we will have to wait some time to see how long immunity lasts.

At least this study is showing those concerns from a month or ago are unfounded and recovered people aren't being reinfected or having the virus reactivate, it was just the testing.

Ok so Dr. Campbell is confident, now let's have multiple studies done and peer reviewed which says definitively that this is fact. Otherwise....meh.

 

[All Hail C-Webb]

But that's what he said. The tests they had were extremely sensitive, hence why they tested positive again.

This is word for word what Crypto said:
"No reinfection from COVID
According to Doctor Campbell based on South Korean study.

Good news."

Since not everybody is going to watch the video, I wanted to elaborate.

That said, I like the videos from this guy, and it really is great news (it's not new, but it was to some, so I'm glad its being shared more).

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

So herd immunity justified?

 

[-Arcadia-]

If this is the case, it will be a big help for getting rid of the thing/keeping it under control.

People getting reinfected in large numbers would have kept this thing around for far, far longer.

 

[DeepBreath87]

Ok so Dr. Campbell is confident, now let's have multiple studies done and peer reviewed which says definitively that this is fact. Otherwise....meh.

We can’t know how long the protection lasts because the virus has only been in existence for what? Six months? So only time will tell. But this is unquestionably good news.

I don’t know what people expected though. The whole idea of a vaccine is that it provides the protection without needing everyone to get sick first. If you could just get reinfected, a vaccine is useless.

 

[infinitys_7th]

Fantastic news, and it makes a vaccine much more likely to work well.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

Immunity lasts a year or two? Sounds like we are screwing this up and ensuring healthy people will be exposed multiple times throughout their life, instead of just getting on with it.

 

[diffusionx]

NOOOooOOO this is the deadliest virus ever and is totally unique and our immune systems no longer function!!! STAY INSIDE!!!

 

[12Goblins]

NOOOooOOO this is the deadliest virus ever and is totally unique and our immune systems no longer function!!! STAY INSIDE!!!

Said noone ever

 

[DeepBreath87]

Immunity lasts a year or two? Sounds like we are screwing this up and ensuring healthy people will be exposed multiple times throughout their life, instead of just getting on with it.

Immunities aren’t all or nothing. Even after some protections fade, usually reinfections later in life tend to be much less severe. Your body has systems besides just antibodies that help it recognize pathogens it has seen before. Also, no one knows the length of immunity because the virus hasn’t been in existence long enough to be studied. It’s likely all the people who have had this virus are still immune to it. We’ll have to see how long that lasts.

 

[chitzy]

Pretty much anyone who isn’t a brain dead CNN junkie already knew this.

 

[timeflais]