The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study
Townsend JP, Hassler HB, Wang Z, Miura S, Singh J, Kumar S, Ruddle NH, Galvani AP, Dornburg A. The durability of immunity against reinfection by SARS-CoV-2: a comparative evolutionary study. The Lancet Microbe 2021, 2: e666-e675. PMID: 34632431, PMCID: PMC8486316, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00219-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDurability of immunitySARS-CoV-2Human-infecting coronavirusesProbability of reinfectionAntibody levelsMERS-CoVSARS-CoVLong-term immune responsePeak antibody responsePublic health decision makingCOVID-19 pandemic continuesEndemic conditionsCOVID-19 morbidityPublic health measuresVirus SARS-CoVHealth decision makingOptical density levelsDevastating COVID-19 pandemicAntibody declineLikely reinfectionAntibody responseEndemic coronavirusesHCoV-NL63Immune responseHuman coronaviruses