posted on a website scientists use to share research and is under review at a major medical journal.The findings are “not a surprise ...
but it’s really reassuring because it tells people that immunity to the virus is common,” said Joshua Wolf, an infectious disease specialist at St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis who had no role in either study.Antibodies themselves may not be giving the protection, they might just be a sign that other parts of the immune system, such as T cells, are able to fight off any new exposures to the virus, he said. “We don’t know how long-lasting this immunity is,” Wolf added.