Biologist Ancha Baranova evaluated the effectiveness of antibodies to coronavirus against a new strain that was identified in the UK in December this year. Professor of the School of Systems Biology at the University George Mason told about this RIA Novosti .
According to her, those who have already had the virus may not be fully protected against a new mutation. The expert noted that the possibility of re-infection is not excluded. She also stressed that it depends, first of all, on what antibodies the patient developed during the illness.
Earlier it was reported that a new strain of coronavirus, which was found in the UK, more often infect a> children. According to the Office for National Statistics, the coronavirus is more common among schoolchildren – students in grades 7 through 11 had the highest infection rate in the entire population.