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Arcc said:
Read an article released by the University of Arizona. They said antibodies should last at least two years.
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This particular study only found evidence to 7 months. The 2 year mark was an opinion.

“The latest time-points we tracked in infected individuals were past seven months, so that is the longest period of time we can confirm immunity lasts,” Dr. Bhattacharya said. “That said, we know that people who were infected with the first SARS coronavirus, which is the most similar virus to SARS-CoV-2, are still seeing immunity 17 years after infection. If SARS-CoV-2 is anything like the first one, we expect antibodies to last at least two years, and it would be unlikely for anything much shorter.”


uahs.arizona.edu

UArizona Health Sciences Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Provide Lasting Immunity

TUCSON, Ariz. – One of the most significant questions about the novel coronavirus is whether people who are infected are immune from reinfection and, if so, for how long. To determine the answer, University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers studied the production of antibodies from a sample...
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