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El Supremo

(20,365 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:46 PM Mar 2020

Is there any test for COVID-19 immunity?

We are going to need lots of people who won't get sick.

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Is there any test for COVID-19 immunity? (Original Post) El Supremo Mar 2020 OP

I was wondering the same. bamagal62 Mar 2020 #1

There is no immunity. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #2

exactly - nobody has natural immunity..... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #6

We need unrestricted nationwide testing RIGHT HOT DAMN NOW !! We can test, isolate, hunker down uponit7771 Mar 2020 #3

I was wondering about that. Initech Mar 2020 #4

Apparently many infected people can show no symptoms. PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #12

They're studying it. elleng Mar 2020 #5

No immunity, new disease. AJT Mar 2020 #7

Maybe people have or will recover and be immune. El Supremo Mar 2020 #8

Actually there is some evidence recovered C-19 victims can be reinfected later. PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #10

No. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #9

I just want to know if I had it Iwasthere Mar 2020 #11

bamagal62

(3,264 posts)

1. I was wondering the same.

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:49 PM

Mar 2020

Ms. Toad

(34,076 posts)

2. There is no immunity.

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:50 PM

Mar 2020

It is a brand new disease.

getagrip_already

(14,766 posts)

6. exactly - nobody has natural immunity.....

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:54 PM

Mar 2020

Only recovered individuals won't catch it again - although the virus can re-emerge and they can become infectious again.

So no, a test for antibodies doesn't mean crap.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

3. We need unrestricted nationwide testing RIGHT HOT DAMN NOW !! We can test, isolate, hunker down

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:51 PM

Mar 2020

... and clean then get on with out lives.

Initech

(100,081 posts)

4. I was wondering about that.

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:51 PM

Mar 2020

I was on a plane on Saturday and in a crowded McCarran airport, and been holed up since then. I haven't experienced any of the symptoms that have been reported. Not even a slight cough.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

12. Apparently many infected people can show no symptoms.

Reply to Initech (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:11 PM

Mar 2020

See: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/14/health/coronavirus-asymptomatic-spread/index.html

Also it can take significant time (14 days) from infection to develop symptoms
(See: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html )

elleng

(130,980 posts)

5. They're studying it.

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:52 PM

Mar 2020

AJT

(5,240 posts)

7. No immunity, new disease.

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 08:54 PM

Mar 2020

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)

8. Maybe people have or will recover and be immune.

Reply to AJT (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:03 PM

Mar 2020

I don't think they could get it again for a long time.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

10. Actually there is some evidence recovered C-19 victims can be reinfected later.

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #8)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:07 PM

Mar 2020

See:https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/15/can-you-get-infected-by-coronavirus-twice-how-does-covid-19-immunity-work/#2dd8f27d5c0f

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

9. No. n/t

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:05 PM

Mar 2020

Iwasthere

(3,168 posts)

11. I just want to know if I had it

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2020, 09:07 PM

Mar 2020

A year from now that will be valuable info nationwide, like South Korea but it's not going to happen, and trumpf is going to get away with hindering the country's testing. IJUST WANT TO KNOW!

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