Seasonal coronavirus protective immunity is short-lasting.
Nat Med
; 26(11): 1691-1693, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-766131
ABSTRACT
A key unsolved question in the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the duration of acquired immunity. Insights from infections with the four seasonal human coronaviruses might reveal common characteristics applicable to all human coronaviruses. We monitored healthy individuals for more than 35 years and determined that reinfection with the same seasonal coronavirus occurred frequently at 12 months after infection.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Seasons
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Coronavirus Infections
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Coronavirus
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Adaptive Immunity
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Reinfection
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Nat Med
Journal subject:
Molecular Biology
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Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41591-020-1083-1
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