According to state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, antibodies to covid-19 also mean immunity.
- We know more and more and today we think we know that you become immune after a through infection, just like many other infectious diseases, he tells TT News Agency.
Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam, professor of vaccine immunology at Karolinska Institutet, also sees that there is a link between antibodies and immunity, but points out that the levels of antibodies can vary widely because the virus affects people very hard.
- If you have high antibody responses, I absolutely believe that you have good protection, but if you are at the lower end you should not talk about immunity but about having gone through infection, ”she says in Aktuellt.
"Keep your distance"As for how long the immunity lasts, Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam does not believe that the corona virus differs from other viruses.
- If you have developed antibody responses, we know that they get off at a certain rate. If you start at a higher level, they stay longer, she says.
Can you start meeting older relatives if you have antibodies?
- If it turns out that you have antibodies and want to meet your parents then you can, but I would continue to keep the distance.