Antibody evidence does not yet support 'immunity passport' proposals: WHO
Arirang News
2020-04-26
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WHO, 코로나19 '면역 증명서'은 정확성 보장 못해.
The World Health Organization said Friday that there's not enough evidence to prove that the presence of antibodies for COVID-19 protects people from a second infection, and so it's too soon to go ahead with the idea of an "immunity passport" or "risk-free certificate."
So-called immunity passports have been proposed by some countries as a way to enable people to travel and to reopen their economies.
The WHO said, however, that it will continue to review antibody responses to COVID-19 infection.
Some countries, including South Korea, have reported cases of people testing positive for the virus after having apparently recovered.
The World Health Organization said Friday that there's not enough evidence to prove that the presence of antibodies for COVID-19 protects people from a second infection, and so it's too soon to go ahead with the idea of an "immunity passport" or "risk-free certificate."
So-called immunity passports have been proposed by some countries as a way to enable people to travel and to reopen their economies.
The WHO said, however, that it will continue to review antibody responses to COVID-19 infection.
Some countries, including South Korea, have reported cases of people testing positive for the virus after having apparently recovered.
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