Antibody Responses and Covid-19

With the pandemic affecting our world, we are relying on antibodies and our immune systems more than ever. Personally, I am hoping and praying that my immune system is strong enough to get us through this sickness because I definitely do not want any virus. Antibodies IgG and IgM are especially important to identify whether an individual has contracted this virus or not. Positive IgM and IgG tests infer that a person has recently been infected by the virus. If someone is IgG positive only, then that can indicate that they had the virus in the past.

Scientist and experts are working tirelessly to pinpoint this virus and provide a safe and effective vaccine. This vaccine will be the guide for the immune system to protect people from another Covid-19 pandemic. There are new discoveries showing that it is genetically similar to SARS and MERS. This could help to further gain understanding of pathogen-interaction, host immune responses, and the pathogen immune evasion strategies. That means that they are taking more steps to create preventative measures for the future. But although the future is looking bright, there is not a safe and effective vaccine out now in the time of crisis.

With the remaining gray areas about this virus, people are still concerned with what happens when they get the virus and the consequences after. There is the big question of if you had Covid-19, do you now have immunity or are you able to get sick again? There was a small study that took place in Shanghai to try to start to answer this question. This study found that people developed low levels of antibodies and in some there were none detected at all. This raises concern that with the lack of antibody production means lack of immunity. So in other words, mission status against Covid-19: INCOMPLETE.