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CDC estimates three-month window of immunity after COVID-19 infection

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A person who has recovered from COVID-19 will likely be safe from reinfection for three months, according to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The information marks the first acknowledgement of a defined immunity period for people who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection. 

Prior research has shown antibodies from recovered patients will fade over the course of a few months, but federal scientists had not previously said what that means for immunity. 

The CDC previously recommended that someone recovered from a COVID-19 infection doesn't need to be tested again for three months so long as that person is asymptomatic, but made clear that any correlation to immunity was still unknown.

The CDC did not make a formal announcement of the findings; rather, the information was included as part of broader guidance about quarantining that was last updated earlier this month.

The information marks the first acknowledgement of a defined immunity period for people who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection. ...

 

 
 

 

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