Sobyanin announced the availability of immunity to COVID-19 in 60% of Muscovites

More than half of the residents of Moscow have formed a collective immunity to coronavirus infection COVID-19, said the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin.

“In Moscow, and in new York created herd immunity in about 60% of the population”, — said Sobyanin (quoted by “RIA Novosti”).

Also on 14 July, when Moscow authorities have summed up the results of the next stage held in the capital of IFA testing for the presence of antibodies to COVID-19, it was reported that these antibodies were detected only in 21.7% of authenticated.

In an interview with “Komsomolskaya Pravda” on 16 July the mayor also talked about the presence of antibodies to COVID-19 in about 20% of Muscovites. The mayor, citing unnamed scientists said that the real proportion of those who have immunity to the disease, three times more.

“Because people have more T-cell immunity at the level of receptors that recognize the virus and start to deal with it. This factor also plays a role. That is, the majority of Muscovites, the body already knows what is coronavirus, and can stand up to him”, — said Sobyanin.

Answering the question about the possibility of a second wave COVID-19 in autumn, Sobyanin expressed hope that the establishment by this time working vaccine and that the majority of Muscovites “will remain protected from coronavirus own immunity.” At the same time, the mayor acknowledged that the risk of a second wave is, and what is more, it is growing due to the fact that the caller COVID-19 the virus mutates, and the Muscovites acquired immunity “can, so to speak, to erode in October and November.”

“Not all, but some. They say he should stay a year and a half or two. Scientists believe that some groups it is quite short. That is part of the population at risk”, warned the mayor, expressing the hope that “hard flash” will be avoided.

Previously, the presence of immunity in about 60% of the population is called a condition of ending the epidemic COVID-19. In particular, the fact that it is guaranteed to interrupt the chain of distribution COVID-19, in mid-June, said the head of the Russian Ministry of health Michael Murashko.

“Population-based immunity more than 45%, and it is better that it was close to 50-60%, guarantees the interruption of the chain”, said ant.