Researchers have claimed that a vaccine with “incomplete immunity” could be best placed to treat coronavirus patients. Scientists across the US – the global leader of Covid-19 cases and deaths – are racing to develop a drug to curb the outbreak.
An effective treatment has not yet been found, but some believe there may be a possible shortcut. Dr Mark Denison, director of paediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville, Tennessee, said: “There is evidence that immunity doesn’t necessarily have to be sterilising or even comprehensive.” He added that “immunity that is incomplete … is likely to lead to infections that are milder, even if you can’t get absolute protection. “That's a better primary goal that