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Governments track coronavirus infections, but what about tracking immunity? (Al Arabyia)

As hospitals worldwide are inundated with highly infectious coronavirus victims, knowing who is immune, and who is not, could be a powerful weapon in identifying healthcare workers best able to provide support, not to mention regular workers who are able to re-enter the economy, experts say.

The scientific community still does not know how long natural immunity to coronavirus – one that is developed from contracting COVID-19 and surviving – may last. But testing for immunity – as opposed to infection – has already begun in parts of Asia and could soon become vital for the rest of the world…

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