* Study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 By Yaron Steinbuch -- -- Most Popular Today 1 Study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 'Today' contributor Bobbie Thomas' husband dead at age 42 2 Study finds -- contributor Bobbie Thomas' husband dead at age 42 2 Study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 Zappos founder spent last hours planning to enter rehab 3 Study finds evidence of waning -- last hours planning to enter rehab 3 Study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 Milky Way galaxy map unveiled as astronomers reveal Earth is heading toward a black... 4 Study finds -- astronomers reveal Earth is heading toward a black... 4 Study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 Matthew McConaughey slams Hollywood 'hypocrisy' over 2020 election results 5 Study finds -- slams Hollywood 'hypocrisy' over 2020 election results 5 Study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 Mike Flynn says he 'put the fear of God' into Obama Name(required) ____________________ -- -- Antibodies against the coronavirus declined rapidly among hundreds of thousands of people involved in a British study, suggesting that immunity after infection may not last long, according to reports. Scientists at Imperial College London tracked antibody levels in the -- -- Antibody prevalence fell by a quarter, from 6 percent of the population around the end of June to just 4.4 percent in September – raising the prospect of decreasing immunity ahead of a second wave of infections, according to the outlet. -- -- CNN. “This is consistent with evidence that immunity to seasonal coronaviruses declines over 6 to 12 months after infection and emerging data on SARS-CoV-2 that also detected a decrease over time in antibody -- -- “On the balance of evidence I would say, with what we know for other coronaviruses, it would look as if immunity declines away at the same rate as antibodies decline away, and that this is an indication of -- rate as antibodies decline away, and that this is an indication of waning immunity at the population level,” she added. Those for whom the infection was confirmed with a PCR, or polymerase -- -- A World Health Organization spokesman said that uncertainty over how long immunity would last and the fact that most people had never had antibodies against the disease in the first place showed the importance of breaking transmission chains. -- -- of breaking transmission chains. “Acquiring this collective immunity just by letting virus run through the population is not really an option,” Tarik Jasarevic told a UN briefing in Geneva. -- -- clinical trials. “A good vaccine may well be better than natural immunity,” she said. The study also found that younger people who have recovered from the -- -- Still, not enough is known to determine if antibodies provide any effective level of immunity or how long people may be immune to reinfection with the illness. -- -- been so off the wall,” she said, adding that the study also “cements the fact that we’re going to be in masks for a while.” Filed under Coronavirus , immunity , united kingdom , 10/27/20 Share this article: