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Apr. 11th, 2020 11:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
timelets2-way hygiene, quarantine (distancing) and inoculation/vaccination are the only methods humans developed that work against viruses. We are at least 12-18 months away from a long-term solution.
The fundamentals of the virus have not changed either - one person infected will, without a lockdown, pass it onto three others on average.
Cutting those infections by 60-70% is what it takes to keep cases down. At the moment that means cutting our human contact by that amount.
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The idea of immunity passports or certificates is constantly doing the rounds - if you've had the disease you have a test and if you have antibodies that can kill the virus then you can go about your daily life.
However, there are a number of scientific challenges.
We don't have an accurate antibody test. We don't know how long immunity might last. And we don't know that even if antibodies stop you from becoming ill whether they are enough to stop you harbouring the virus and spreading it to others.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52183295
