Correlates of Protection, a Double Lung Transplant, and Indonesia’s Expected Baby Boom
A roundup of stories we’re reading about Covid-19 today
- One of the biggest unresolved unknowns about the coronavirus is what immunity actually looks like. That uncertainty is the reason why antibody tests have been so controversial: Experts still don’t know whether having antibodies confers immunity. In Stat, Andrew Joseph highlights the term “correlates of protection,” which refers to the “potpourri” of antibodies, cells, and markers in a person’s…