08-20-2020, 06:01 PM
Speedy wrote:
“six of the 120 people tested before the boat’s departure had antibodies to the virus indicating prior exposure.
But when the researchers reanalyzed those samples using more sophisticated tests, only three of the six were confirmed to have antibodies”
Right. I'm saying that those sailors had the illness and recovered within a few weeks *before* they got on the ship, otherwise the antibodies would not have been detectable.
So, we know that you might have some immunity for a few weeks after recovering from the illness. Which is helpful, but I'm pretty sure that most people already assumed that to be the case. This doesn't address whether the sailors will still be immune in six months.