“Immunity passports” in the context of COVID-19 - 24 April 2020
Scientific brief
24 April 2020
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Overview
WHO has published guidance on adjusting public health and social measures for the next phase of the COVID-19 response. 1 Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could serve as the basis for an “immunity passport” or “risk-free certificate” that would enable individuals to travel or to return to work assuming that they are protected against re-infection. There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.