A negative test for antibodies to coronavirus infection does not mean a lack of immunity to COVID-19, since a person can develop cellular immunity. This was announced by a surgeon, a member of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Yuri Arkharov, on Thursday, February 18, during a press conference.
According to the expert, several studies have already been released in the world that have shown that cellular immunity in coronavirus can be much stronger. “Therefore, it is possible that the tests that are done by patients sometimes show negative results for antibodies. But this does not mean anything, because a person can develop cellular immunity, “- quoted by Arkharov city news agency” Moscow “.
At the same time, he clarified that there is no exact data yet on how long cellular immunity will be developed in the body.
Earlier on the same day, the head of the therapeutic department of the Israeli hospital “Shamir Asaf A Rofe”, infectious disease doctor Galina Goltsman said that one dose of the vaccine may be enough for those who have had COVID-19, according to the “360” TV channel. However, at the moment, more data is required to state this with one hundred percent certainty, she said.
A day earlier, the chief physician of Invitro-Siberia, Andrei Pozdnyakov, said that the absence of antibodies after vaccination was due to an incorrectly selected laboratory test.