Am I immune to COVID-19 if I have antibodies?

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https://theconversation.com/am-i-immune-to-covid-19-if-i-have-antibodies-140524

For those who have suffered from COVID-19, do their antibodies guarantee immunity from subsequent disease? SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI / Getty Images

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  1. Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia

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William Petri receives funding from the NIH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

University of Virginia provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.

Perhaps the most important question now about COVID-19 is the degree to which a prior infection protects from a second infection by the new coronavirus. This affects vaccine development and herd immunity and is something for each of us to consider as antibody tests are now available.

I am a physician scientist and have a Ph.D. in microbiology as well as an M.D. My clinical specialty is internal medicine and I subspecialize in infectious diseases. I am working on one approach to COVID-19 vaccination while also caring for hospitalized patients.

Here are my responses…

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