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[Akura]

Some of the schools in my area re-opened today. Not the cluster of schools nearest me, but electronic sign outside the fence did have the instruction "Cough into your elbow".

[ZBridges]

An Icelandic studies has shown that 90% of recovered covid patients still had high concentrations of antibodies against the virus after 4 months.
The scientists investigated blood samples of over 30000 Icelanders.  Of those, 1215 people were found to be infected.
91% of those infected showed a sharp increase in antibodies the first two months after diagnosis, after which the number of antibodies remained stable.
So it looks like losing immunity within a few months is not the standard, it's somewhat rare.

Hmm.  Maybe reinfection, at this point, actually is rare?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Thus study pretty directly conflicts with the previous one suggesting most people would lose antibodies in a few months. Bizarre.

[Frumple]

Some of the schools in my area re-opened today. Not the cluster of schools nearest me, but electronic sign outside the fence did have the instruction "Cough into your elbow".

Cool. Give it a couple weeks and you can get to see the infection rates in your area ~completely inexplicably~ jump up a bit. Something to look forward to!

[Starver]

Thus study pretty directly conflicts with the previous one suggesting most people would lose antibodies in a few months. Bizarre.

Viking blood is best blood!

[ZBridges]

From the ABC News article, referencing Hong Kong:

"Scientists say that although reinfection is likely possible, it's also extremely rare. This is the first documented reinfection among nearly 6 million COVID-19 cases to date."

They don't provide any sources for that.  Great reporting.

[wierd]

This story hit on Slashdot yesterday.

https://elifesciences.org/articles/59177

Interesting prospects for interventions in acute cases, if theory holds.

[scriver]

"Bradykin" is the name for people who identify spiritually as part of the Brady Bunch

[Naturegirl1999]

bradykinin is a chemical, not a denomination of people

[Bumber]

Bradykinin is a chemical that was first discovered in the bodies of members of the Brady Bunch. Researchers suspect that the chemical is correlated with the "Bradyness" of an individual, but no objective means of measuring Braydyness exists as of yet.

[Starver]

/ponders the Brad(y|i)ness of Ian Brady...

[wierd]

Medical terminology fail, all of you.
brady means "slow"


Such as bradycardia, "Low heart rate"

It is the antonym of Tachy, ("Fast")


It has nothing to do with a story of a man named Brady who was bringing up three boys of his own.

[Greiger]

So they were the slow bunch?  Is that what the signs on the road warning me about slow children was, I was coming up on one of the kids from the show?

I guess that makes sense, though they must be really slow if cities have time to put signs up in their vicinity.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Actually, as Einstein demonstrated speed is strictly relative, and as such your heart rate is always fast and slow at the same time with sufficient red/blueshifting.

[delphonso]

The Brady Bunch: Speed is Relative