Why do some people experience mild COVID-19 symptoms and others have severe illness? Pre-existing antibodies could explain the range of COVID-19 illness

CITF-funded researcher Dr. Pascal Lavoie from the University of British Columbia and his collaborators are suggesting that the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 may not necessarily indicate a previous infection. Using highly sensitive tests, they discovered pre-existing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in many uninfected adults. The study was funded in part by the COVID-19 Immunity … Continue reading Why do some people experience mild COVID-19 symptoms and others have severe illness? Pre-existing antibodies could explain the range of COVID-19 illness