Breaking: 2 studies suggest Covid antibodies provide immunity

[Tanuki]

Peer reviewed, published in Science.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/20/nation/two-studies-suggest-that-covid-19-antibodies-provide-immunity/

. .. "Now research teams led by a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center vaccine specialist have published two studies of laboratory monkeys that suggest the answer is yes ― antibodies do provide protection, whether they are triggered by an infection or a vaccine.

Both studies, which appear to be among the first peer-reviewed papers studying immunity to COVID-19 in primates, were published Wednesday in the journal Science.

Dr. Dan Barouch, head of Beth Israel’s Center for Virology and Vaccine Research and lead author of the studies, said more research must be done to determine whether the findings apply to humans. But he’s hopeful, given that humans and rhesus macaque monkeys share 93 percent of the same genetic make-up.

“We have to be careful about making predictions for humans,” said Barouch, who is also affiliated with the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard University. "But I can say these data increase our optimism that natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity can be achieved in humans.”

Neither study determined whether the immunity response is permanent, or how long it may last."...(more)

[crickets]

1. K&R for visibility.

[ismnotwasm]

2. NICE!

[abqtommy]

3. The fact that humans share 98.6% of our DNA with chimpanzees makes the information of any

study using chimps highly reliable.

"Now let’s get back to chimpanzees and humans. Humans did not evolve from chimps, as is a frequent misconception. Chimpanzees and humans share a recent common ancestor, and as some of this ancestral population evolved along one line to become modern chimpanzees, others of this ancestor evolved along a line of various species of early human, eventually resulting in Homo sapiens (you and me!). Chimpanzees are genetically closest to humans, and in fact, chimpanzees share about 98.6% of our DNA. We share more of our DNA with chimpanzees than with monkeys or other groups, or even with other great apes! We also both play, have complex emotions and intelligence, and a very similar physical makeup."

more at link: https://news.janegoodall.org/2018/06/27/chimps-humans-monkeys-whats-difference/

[Midnight Writer]

4. Great news. So Rand Paul is immune. He can go work in a meat packing plant and serve America.

(Isn't it funny that these libertarian fucks who want government off our backs support forcing essential workers to risk their lives for the enrichment of corporations)

[Celerity]

5. more confirmation on what was extremely likely to always be the case, despite all the FUD posts

[Hortensis]

6. Please, please let it be true in humans. Even if it's not permanent

like normal coronavirus "cold" viruses. Between that and significantly more effective treatments, most people could manage to live with this thing.

Btw, an epidemiologist on MSNBC I unfortunately missed most of projected between 200K and 750K (probable worst case) deaths this year. Also the very real prospect of 7-8 Brooklyn-type overwhelming surges in cases.