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Coronavirus morning recap: Latest on immunity, and how smoking worsens infection – Health24
Promising news from latest science on Covid-19 immunity; and smoking worsens coronavirus infection in the airways, new study reveals.
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READ | Coronavirus immunity: Promising news from latest research
Scientists have been scurrying to understand immunity against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that can lead to Covid-19).
It is still not entirely clear how long contracting the virus confers immunity, with early studies suggesting a period of a few months, which, therefore, means that it may only provide temporary protection against reinfection.
One of these studies, for instance, found that antibody…
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