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King of the sheep

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19. So, there are two problems still:

Mon May 4, 2020, 11:43 AM

May 2020

1) The test may falsely tell us we have had the virus, so we are still vulnerable.
2) The virus will mutate, and then be able to reinfect those who had the previous form.

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Breaking news on MSNBC: South Korean researchers have determined [View all] Goodheart May 2020 OP

But can those people still be infectious to other people? Botany May 2020 #1

If they just have antibodies and no active virus madville May 2020 #10

Can they use the antibodies from an immune person to develop a vaccine? forgotmylogin May 2020 #37

Great news, I think we are going to be surprised at madville May 2020 #2

the tests in CA had a lot of doubters and skepticism among the medical community stopdiggin May 2020 #41

"Impossible"?? Disaffected May 2020 #3

That's South Korea's word, not mine. Goodheart May 2020 #11

OK but, Disaffected May 2020 #12

This is 5 days old news Celerity May 2020 #21

Excellent, thanks. Disaffected May 2020 #23

even better news Celerity May 2020 #24

YES!! And that is really a breakthrough stopdiggin May 2020 #45

scammers need to be imprisoned for decades nt Celerity May 2020 #49

Does this apply to mutated versions of the virus? 33taw May 2020 #4

So far, all 33 mutated versions of the virus? BComplex May 2020 #8

I don't believe this story. 33taw May 2020 #13

Why? Do you have some research to suggest otherwise? Quixote1818 May 2020 #29

No. Just a lot of conflicting stories. Just doesn't ring true to me. 33taw May 2020 #31

I am skeptical as well. We have seen several other stories that indicate the opposite of totodeinhere May 2020 #36

It's mutating very slowly. Because of this a vaccine will probably cover all the versions Quixote1818 May 2020 #27

Really good news if it means that a vaccine will give you permanent immunity...... EarnestPutz May 2020 #5

Now if only we had something to give us permanent immunity from anti-vaxxers. Aristus May 2020 #7

I'm afraid to think about all the noise that the anti-vaxxers will make.... EarnestPutz May 2020 #14

I think flu-shots (vaccines) have always been optional. forgotmylogin May 2020 #38

not the same thing as the childhood vaccination issue (nt) stopdiggin May 2020 #50

Oh, definitely. You're right. forgotmylogin May 2020 #62

Yesterday a RW girl told me safeinOhio May 2020 #40

But for how long? Some immunities are permanent but others aren't. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #6

Nice headline. Will hold out for more info before I dump my protections... Wounded Bear May 2020 #9

The antibody test gives many false positives. King of the sheep May 2020 #15

Last I heard was there are 14 tests out there Takket May 2020 #20

It's Roche. nt Phoenix61 May 2020 #22

link ohtransplant May 2020 #16

Excellent. Thanks. Goodheart May 2020 #17

So, there are two problems still: King of the sheep May 2020 #19

Roche has a test that is 99.8% accurate Phoenix61 May 2020 #25

Figured that was the case Takket May 2020 #18

If accurate this is great news of course. yonder May 2020 #26

Very encouraging, but I'll wait for peer review/confirmation by the WHO nt Shermann May 2020 #28

John Oliver reported that up to 50% of the anti-body tests are bogus Greybnk48 May 2020 #30

yes. and let's point out again that BOTH false positive and negative stopdiggin May 2020 #52

This is breathless. Igel May 2020 #53

Now, instead of the flu, the covidiots will compare it to chicken pox. CaptYossarian May 2020 #32

Well, this isn't a full blown study, no one has any idea how long immunization will last nt yaesu May 2020 #33

I'm not so sure about that Shermann May 2020 #39

I hope that this information is accurate, but I would approach it with caution. totodeinhere May 2020 #34

I hope they are correct. I feel like some poeple want them to be wrong though. EllieBC May 2020 #35

+1 llmart May 2020 #42

Yup. EllieBC May 2020 #43

I wonder how many of them previously said they believe in science. Ace Rothstein May 2020 #44

True. llmart May 2020 #51

I have not seen any of that. nt USALiberal May 2020 #46

I'm less charitable. Igel May 2020 #54

+1 nt Quixote1818 May 2020 #58

What has WHO got to say about it? Ford_Prefect May 2020 #47

I take the S. Koreans at their word. Igel May 2020 #56

Agree. nt Quixote1818 May 2020 #59

I have not doubted the efficacy or integrity of the Korean testing. I asked that more testing Ford_Prefect May 2020 #60

The WHO's message was pretty muddled. Go to the 7 minute level of this video Quixote1818 May 2020 #57

The antibody tests are currently very unreliable. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2020 #55

I hope it pans out this way, that would be great! Meowmee May 2020 #61