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Published on: June 5, 2021
Antibodies and protection against COVID-19
Constantino López-Macías1, Tania Rivera-Hernández1
1Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Especialidades "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Gutiérrez", Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunoquímica, Ciudad de México, México.
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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