Доктор Биркс: Неясно, как долго длится иммунитет для тех, кто выздоровел от коронавируса

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White Apartment coronavirus process force coordinator, acknowledged Sunday on CBS Data’Face the Nationthat it’s indifferent unclear how long immunity lasts for those that maintain recovered from the coronavirus.

“In most infectious diseases, other than for HIV, we know that need to you fetch ill and likewise you increase and likewise you manufacture (an) antibody — that that antibody in most cases confers immunity,” Birx acknowledged. “We objective don’t know if it’s immunity for a month, immunity for a six months, immunity for six years” within the case of COVID-19.

Researchers are indifferent finding out whether or no longergiving plasmafrom recovered coronavirus sufferers to ill sufferers can allow the antibody to provide protective immunity. And questions indifferent movement round vaccines and whether or no longer the antibodies produced are effective, Birx acknowledged.

“These are questions that we indifferent maintain scientifically,” Birx added.

Vineet Menachery, a virologist at the University of Texas Clinical Department,beforehand suggested TIMEthat he estimates COVID-19 antibodies will reside in a affected person’s gadget for “two to a pair years,” based on what’s identified about a great deal of coronaviruses, however furthermore that it’s too early to know for clear.

Birx furthermore spoke on ABC Data’This WeekSunday about those protesting states’ preserve-at-home orders. She emphasized the importance of legit social distancing pointers.

“What is your message to those protesters available suitable now?” host George Stephanopoulos requested her.

“We’ve been telling the American of us all along that they need to surely educate express and local pointers,” Birx acknowledged. “We’re no longer exclusively protecting ourselves however we’re protecting every a great deal of after we educate the pointers.”

Write toSanya Mansoor atsanya.mansoor@time.com.