No proof exists that individuals who have recovered from the coronavirus are shielded from reinfection, even when they've antibodies, the World Well being Group mentioned Saturday.
The warning from the U.N.’s well being arm runs counter to what many survivors thought might be their ticket to freedom from COVID-19 lockdowns.
“Some governments have steered that the detection of antibodies … may function the premise for an ‘immunity passport’ or ‘risk-free certificates,'” the WHO mentioned.
“There may be at present no proof that individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are shielded from a second an infection.”
Preliminary antibody testing this week suggests one in each 5 New Yorkers have had the virus, in keeping with a pattern of three,000.
The state’s well being commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, mentioned he hopes testing might help get folks out of their houses.
“It's a method to say this individual had the illness they usually can return into the workforce,” Zucker mentioned. “A powerful check like we've got can inform you that you've got antibodies.”
A metropolis well being official, nevertheless, expressed skepticism in regards to the testing earlier this month.
Antibody assessments “might produce false-negative or false-positive outcomes,” Demetre Daskalakis, a deputy well being commissioner, wrote to healthcare suppliers.
With Publish wires
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