COVID-19 Herd Immunity Is Much Closer Than Antibody Tests Suggest, Say 2 New Studies
Reason, Jul 1, 2020

The prevalence of immunity to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 may be much higher than previous research suggests according to an intriguing new study by researchers associated with Karolinska Institute in Sweden. In addition, a new German study by researchers associated with the University Hospital Tübingen in Germany reports that people who have been previously infected with versions of the coronavirus that cause the common cold also have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus. If these reports stand up to further scrutiny, it would be very good news because they suggest that the pandemic could be over sooner and ultimately be less lethal than feared.

First, a few caveats: Both studies are based on small sample sizes and neither have yet been vetted by peer review.

In the Swedish study, researchers not only checked 200 participants for the presence of immunological proteins called antibodies produced in response to COVID-19 infections, but also for T-cells which are another virus-fighting component of the immune system. Detecting and evaluating T-cells is a bit trickier than measuring antibodies.

The Karolinska researchers, according to the accompanying press release, "performed immunological analyses of samples from over 200 people, many of whom had mild or no symptoms of COVID-19." The study tested COVID-19 patients, exposed asymptomatic family members, healthy blood donors who gave blood during 2020, and a 2019 donor control group.

"One interesting observation was that it wasn't just individuals with verified COVID-19 who showed T-cell immunity but also many of their exposed asymptomatic family members," said Karolinska researcher Soo Aleman. "Moreover, roughly 30 per cent of the blood donors who'd given blood in May 2020 had COVID-19-specific T cells, a figure that's much higher than previous antibody tests have shown."

"Our results indicate that roughly twice as many people have developed T-cell immunity compared with those who we can detect antibodies in," noted Karolinska Center for Infectious Medicine researcher Marcus Buggert.


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Doing a little extrapolating and assuming I understand correctly, anyone who has had a covid-induced cold may test positive for CCP flu.

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Dats what it sounds like to me...... explains the "explosive spiking surge" of "infections....."

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But the "experts" are advising that immuniity only lasts a couple of months. They have no evidence of this, but it helps keep the sheeple running around with their hair on fire.

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Doing a little extrapolating and assuming I understand correctly, anyone who has had a covid-induced cold may test positive for CCP flu.

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Dats what it sounds like to me...... explains the "explosive spiking surge" of "infections....."

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Looks like everything is a COVID infection even if it's not these days.

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Doing a little extrapolating and assuming I understand correctly, anyone who has had a covid-induced cold may test positive for CCP flu.

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Dats what it sounds like to me...... explains the "explosive spiking surge" of "infections....."

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Looks like everything is a COVID infection even if it's not these days.

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So if 100% of the population has or has had Cororavirus, I wonder if the authorities will demand we still need masks or social distancing?

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Doing a little extrapolating and assuming I understand correctly, anyone who has had a covid-induced cold may test positive for CCP flu.

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Dats what it sounds like to me...... explains the "explosive spiking surge" of "infections....."

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Looks like everything is a COVID infection even if it's not these days.

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So if 100% of the population has or has had Cororavirus, I wonder if the authorities will demand we still need masks or social distancing?

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Do you really need to ask? The social conditioning and its goal of maing Americans isolated, fearful and suspicious of each other is just beginning.

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