Antibodies and protection against COVID-19
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Keywords
SARS Virus, Coronavirus Infections, Antibodies, Virus Diseases
Abstract
Antibodies are one of the most important components of the immune system against infections. So far, little is known about the contribution of antibodies in the protection against the SARS-CoV-2. Measuring antibody levels in the population will allow to determine who has been infected; this could also be useful to know if people with certain levels of antibodies are already protected against the disease.
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