The WHO has issued a warning against assuming people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the past are immune against re-infection, even if antibodies are detected serologically.
“There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection,” read the WHO scientific brief which was released last week.
“Immunity passports” in the context of COVID-19
https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/immunity-passports-in-the-context-of-covid-19
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