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Virologist told how many antibodies are guaranteed to protect against COVID-19

Virologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Netesov said in a conversation with the 360 ​​TV channel that if a person has more than 500 antibodies to the coronavirus in his blood, the infection caused by it will be mild.

“A number of scientific publications have estimated that if the level is above 500, then a person is 99% not seriously ill when infected with the delta variant and will not have a fatal outcome,” he said.

He noted that test systems that determine the level of the immune response have different sensitivities: the upper threshold starts from 500 antibodies per ml and reaches 7000.

“That is, above 500 is good, below 200 you need to be vaccinated,” the specialist concluded.

Earlier, immunologist Maria Polner spoke about the consequences of stimulating immunity after the detection of coronavirus. If you start stimulating the immune system with drugs, an uncontrolled reaction of the immune system can begin, which begins to see the "enemy" in the cells of its own body and can even cause a cytokine storm that significantly worsens the course of the disease, she warned.

Virologist told how many antibodies are guaranteed to protect against COVID-19