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COVID Affected Patients Can Escape Reinfection Of Mutant Virus: Study

According to a study published in journal Nature, previously COVID-19 infected patients have the ability to develop immunity from reinfection for six-months or longer. US' Rockefeller University researchers explained the patient's immune system evolves to create memory B-cells that recognize the virus. Moreover, the B-cells in the immune system improves the quality of antibodies owing to numerous rounds of mutation. As per scientists, B-cell… read-more

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 - 04:38 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: US, Rockefeller University, Nature, Immune System, Health

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