From ff4e0df0ede88739c8630aa977abfdeb422a516d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Madore" Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 22:14:21 +0100 Subject: Link two new papers on duration of immunity. --- covid19-links.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/covid19-links.md b/covid19-links.md index aff273d..c06bf7d 100644 --- a/covid19-links.md +++ b/covid19-links.md @@ -107,6 +107,24 @@ ## Topical or time-specific links: ## +* [Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in + Iceland](https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2026116) (NEJM, + 2020-10-29). Conclusions: “Our results indicate that antiviral + antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 did not decline within 4 months after + diagnosis. We estimate that the risk of death from infection was + 0.3% and that 44% of persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland + were not diagnosed by qPCR.” + +* [Robust neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 infection persist for + months](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/10/27/science.abd7728) + (*Science* report, 2020-10-28). “We also show that titers are + relatively stable for at least a period approximating 5 months and + that anti-spike binding titers significantly correlate with + neutralization of authentic SARS-CoV-2. Our data suggests that more + than 90% of seroconverters make detectible neutralizing antibody + responses. These titers remain relatively stable for several months + after infection.” + * [Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2](https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3862) (*British Medical Journal* clinical update, 2020-10-23): an overview of what -- cgit v1.2.3