The World Health Organization (WHO) cannot yet accurately estimate the duration of immunity to coronavirus , however, has a positive attitude to the research of British scientists. Maria Van Kerkhove, the head of the technical group of the WHO Emergency Diseases Unit, spoke about this, she is quoted by RIA Novosti .
According to researchers from the UK, those who have had coronavirus can be protected from re-infection for at least six months. “Information comes from this group, as well as from other groups that have been following patients for a long time. And what we see helps us to better understand the response of the human body to infections in terms of producing antibodies,” the expert noted.
She added that the world has been battling the pandemic for almost a year, and news of the duration of immunity is encouraging. According to Van Kerkhove, British research confirms the evidence that the “protection” can last for several months.
An outbreak of COVID-19 pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus was first recorded in December 2019 in Wuhan. On March 11, WHO announced that the situation could be characterized as a pandemic. According to the latest data, more than 57 million people are infected worldwide.