Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Provide Lasting Immunity

Digital media& downloads Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Provide Lasting Immunity UArizona Heath Sciences researchers developed one of the most accurate COVID-19 antibody tests available and now have shown antibodies persist for months after infection, providing long-term immunity. Stacy Pigott Today University of Arizona Health SciencesPresident-Robbins_klh7008-2-web.jpg Staff process samples at blood draw at the UArizona Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center, which served as a temporary clinic for antibody testing of first responders and health care workers in late April. Kris Hanning/University of Arizona Health SciencesHealthCollege of Medicine - TucsonCOVID-19ResearchResearcher contacts: Deepta Bhattacharya Department of Immunobiology 520-626-8088deeptab@email.arizona.eduJanko Nikolich- Žugich Department of Immunobiology 520-626-6065nikolich@email.arizona.eduMedia contact: Stacy Pigott University of Arizona Health Sciences 520-539-4152spigott@arizona.eduFor the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university ' s  COVID-19 webpage.For UANews coverage of COVID-19, visit  https://news.arizona.edu/news/covid19.One of the most significant questions about the novel coronavirus is whether people who are infected are immune from reinfection and, if so, for how long.To determine the answer,  University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers studied the production of antibodies from a sample of nearly 6,000 people and fo...
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