In Italy, Going Back to Work May Depend on Having the Right Antibodies

[Fishrrman]

https://dnyuz.com/2020/04/04/in-italy-going-back-to-work-may-depend-on-having-the-right-antibodies/

In Italy, Going Back to Work May Depend on Having the Right Antibodies
April 4, 2020

excerpts:
Having the right antibodies to the virus in one’s blood — a potential marker of immunity — may soon determine who gets to work and who does not, who is locked down and who is free.
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But the debate over an antibody-based work force has once again placed Italy at the unfortunate vanguard of Western democracies grappling with the virus, its uncomfortable ethical choices and inevitable aftermath. Such questions have already been raised by the wrenching decisions of doctors to treat the young, with a better chance of life, before the old and sick.

But at some stage, nearly all governments will have to strike a balance between ensuring public safety and getting their countries running again. They may also find themselves weighing what is best for society against individual rights, using biological criteria in ways that almost certainly would be rejected absent the current emergency.

“It looks like it splits humanity into two, the strong and the weak,” said Michela Marzano, a professor of moral philosophy at the Paris Descartes University. “But this is actually the case.”
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Scientists in Italy said the virus produces two types of antibodies, a first that usually appears within five to six days after exposure to the virus, and which fades after 20 days. As a person heals, that antibody, which indirectly shows contagion, is slowly replaced by another antibody, which indirectly shows that a person has had the virus.

When only the second antibody is detected, it means the person is probably no longer infected.

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Poster's Note:
Even though this article is about Italy, I sense "the mark of the antibody" will become standard procedure here in The West and the USA, as well.

Some days' back here, I proposed a "coronavirus wristband" -- to be worn by anyone who has had the disease and has developed antibodies to it. (If you've seen the film "Contagion", you'll know what I mean). Very easy to thus "identify" someone who's "cured" of the virus -- just hold up your wrist...