Covid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious, Study Shows

[KenH]

“The emerging evidence from South Korea suggests those who have recovered from Covid-19 present no risk of spreading the coronavirus when physical distancing measures are relaxed.”

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[timtofly]

Some coronavirus patients have tested positive again for the virus up to 82 days after becoming infected. Almost all of the cases for which blood tests were taken had antibodies against the virus.

The virus was just shed, as benign. They could not be grown in lab test, nor infectious to spread the virus to others.

 

[Calminian]

Lots of good news coming out.

 

[Deacon]

The article falls short by failing to cite the source of the research.

Would you invite a Covid-Positive person over for supper with your family?

This email was sent out to those working in our office this morning
For those that have tested positive my office requires the following before being allowed in the office:

1. Fourteen days to pass after first symptoms.
AND
2. At least three days after symptoms abate
AND
3. Two RNA negative Covid tests at least 24 hours apart.

Rob

 

[KenH]

Would you invite a Covid-Positive person over for supper with your family?

Yes. I don’t think my dogs would have a problem with it after they got past the initial barking.

Once a person has recovered, why not?

 

[Deacon]

Once a person has recovered, why not?

Why?
I’m not going to risk my family or those I care for on a study that tested only 285 patients in one location.
Repeatability with a significant population in the study is needed in order to make this an important finding, until then this is just another click-bait news article.

Rob

 

[KenH]

I’m not going to risk my family or those I care for on a study that tested only 285 patients in one location.

That’s your choice. Other people may make a different choice than yours.

 

[Scott Downey]

It just makes me ill to think some think people who have recovered could be thought to be infectious!
If so no one could recover from this virus and it really goes against what people know about viral infections in general.

I am tired about the strong delusions people have about corona virus, I do believe much of the country has corona virus fatigue just like me.

Every single post where I mention becoming immune, I never had any doubt people who recover are immune, every single one can go back to work and do whatever they want to do.

 

[Deacon]

Antibody production is dependent upon the length and severity of the disease.
A mild case with a quick recovery will produce fewer antibodies and the possibility of re-infection.

There are lots of studies going on as we learn more about this viral strain.
Truly we still have a lot to learn about this virus.

Things to observe when reading a news article touting some special aspect of the virus:

Has the study been collaborated by other researchers? One key to science is repeatability. Can the study be repeated with similar results? Since the virus is relatively recent the follow-up research is often lacking. Did the article reference the research? If they did, read the research, or at least the abstract of the research.

Sample size is another thing to look at. The larger the sample, the more likely the study will represent the general population. A recent article from New Zealand claimed children do not pass the virus to adults, sample size = ~8.

Rob