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"Immunity passports" in the context of COVID-19

Key point..

There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.

 

WHO has published guidance on adjusting public health and social measures for the next phase of the COVID-19 response.1 Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could serve as the basis for an “immunity passport” or “risk-free certificate” that would enable individuals to travel or to return to work assuming that they are protected against re-infection. There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.


Read more: https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/immunity-passports-in-the-context-of-covid-19