Mild coronavirus cases might bestow far lower immunity: Study

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PARIS (AFP) - People who catch Covid-19 but don't show symptoms might have significantly lower levels of immunity against the coronavirus that causes the disease than those who become severely ill, new research showed on Thursday (June 18).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS - People who catch Covid-19 but don't show symptoms might have significantly lower levels of immunity against the coronavirus that causes the disease than those who become severely ill, new research showed on Thursday .

Researchers based in China compared two groups of individuals infected with Covid-19 in Chongqing's Wanzhou district: 37 who showed symptoms versus 37 who did not. What's more, asymptomatic patients were found to have lower levels of 18 pro- anti-inflammatory cell-signalling proteins than the symptomatic group, suggesting a weaker immune response to the novel coronavirus.

Danny Altmann, a spokesman for British Society for Immunology as well as professor of Immunology at Imperial College London, said the research raised a vital question for combatting Covid-19.

 

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