COVID – Science in Translation

Perspective, Part 2: Infection vs disease

When I think about the coronavirus pandemic, I try to think of it from two different viewpoints at once: what is the risk to myself and my family, and what is the risk to my broader community? The first viewpoint allows me to get the right ‘anxiety setting’ on my personal stress dial. We generallyContinue reading “Perspective, Part 2: Infection vs disease”

Beyond antibodies: T-cells and long term immunity

Antibody levels and T-cells in the news Worryingly, the percentage of people found to have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in countries that experienced early waves of infections is much lower than what we would need for ‘herd immunity’, and antibody levels drop in the weeks to months after recovery (see this blog post for a quickContinue reading “Beyond antibodies: T-cells and long term immunity”