September 20, 2020 – Science Chronicle

September 20, 2020 Prasad Ravindranath

Duration of protection against SARS-CoV-2 may be short

A study that monitored 10 healthy individuals for more than 35 years revealed that reinfection with the same seasonal coronavirus occurred frequently at 12 months after infection. This suggests that the duration of protection against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection too may not be long.

Coronavirus COVID-19 Epidemiology Public Health SARS-CoV-2 Sewage surveillance Testing

September 20, 2020 Prasad Ravindranath

Tracking coronavirus cases through sewage sureveillance

Analysis of sewage sludge for a period of 10 weeks in the New Haven, Connecticut metropolitan area in the U.S. during the COVID-19 outbreak period March 19-June 1 helped know the swing in coronavirus cases up to two days before samples could be collected, one-four days before hospital admissions and six-eight days before positive results were reported.

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Duration of protection against SARS-CoV-2 may be short

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