Goodbye to COVID-19 pandemic? When?
It has been thought that, at some point, the pandemic will be over. And the world will then go “back to normal.” This thinking, however, is flawed.Some experts say the coronavirus like the viruses behind polio, measles and the fly is likely to be a “permanent” one. Meaning, it’s not going away. One scenario is that it may turn into a seasonal flu, less deadly, but would still claim some lives.
And like the flu virus, which still mutates with every season, the coronavirus has demonstrated that given its known mutations the virus is able to mount a cat-and-mouse game with vaccines.
Past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people
Although antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection are largely protective, they do not completely protect against reinfection in young people, as evidenced through a longitudinal, prospective study of more than 3,000 young, healthy members of the US Marines Corps conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Naval Medical Research Center, published April 15 in
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Our findings indicate that reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 in health young adults is common. Despite a prior COVID-19 infection, young people can catch the virus again and may still transmit it to others. This is an important point to know and remember as vaccine rollouts continue. Young people should get the vaccine whenever possible, since vaccination is necessary to boost immune responses, prevent reinfection, and reduce transmission.
Washington: Results of a new study led by researchers of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggest vaccination against COVID-19 remains crucial even in young adults who were previously infected.
Although antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection are largely protective, they do not completely protect against reinfection in young people, as evidenced through a longitudinal, prospective study of more than 3,000 young, healthy members of the US Marines Corps conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Naval Medical Research Center.
The findings were published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Our findings indicate that reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 in healthy young adults is common, says Stuart Sealfon, MD, the Sara B. and Seth M. Glickenhaus Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and senior author of the paper.
Study shows past COVID-19 infection does not fully protect people against re-infection ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 14:47 IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): Results of a new study led by researchers of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine suggest vaccination against COVID-19 remains crucial even in young adults who were previously infected.
Although antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection are largely protective, they do not completely protect against reinfection in young people, as evidenced through a longitudinal, prospective study of more than 3,000 young, healthy members of the US Marines Corps conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Naval Medical Research Center.
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Although antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection are largely protective, they do not completely protect against reinfection in young people, as evidenced through a longitudinal, prospective study of more than 3,000 young, healthy members of the US Marines Corps conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Naval Medical Research Center, published April 15 in
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Our findings indicate that reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 in health young adults is common says Stuart Sealfon, MD, the Sara B. and Seth M. Glickenhaus Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and senior author of the paper. Despite a prior COVID-19 infection, young people can catch the virus again and may still transmit it to others.