Joeb

I’m not a biology or immunology student or professional. I have a question that I hoped someone could help me understand that does know microbiology/immunology. In relationship to finding an “answer” to sars-Cov-2, if the millions of people who have been infected and recovered, as well as what appears to be tens of millions who have been infected and recovered with evidence mounting of that nature through serology antibody testing, my question is about antibodies and B memory cells. If it’s true that antibodies and memory cells can equip an immune system to fight the infection, and it’s true that with most all other viruses including other corona viruses, these antibodies and memory cells will offer a level of immunity short term as well as longer term memory so that reinfection isn’t as severe. Is there any reason that antibodies and memory cells can’t be taken from the plasma of recovered people and not only given to the currently ill to mount a recovery, BUT also given to those who are not ill in order to give everyone a leg up on short term “herd immunity” ? Just simple logic seems like such an approach could have similar effects to that of a vaccine, if you equip everyone’s immune system with antibodies and memory cells from those who have recovered, would this not stop the spread of the virus rather quickly even if the effects weren’t as long lasting as ones own body producing the antibodies by way of infection or vaccine, could this elicit any layer of immune protection in people enough that it could stop the rampant spread of the disease? Its something I wanted to find a place to ask, where people who know biology and immunology might be able to answer, and that brought me to this site, I appreciate any input or response greatly. Just seems like if there is so much time needed to develop therapeutics and a vaccine, couldn’t plasma from recovered patients be a viable short term answer to stopping the spread if synthesized on massive levels and given not only to the ill but to everyone to help stop the spread quickly and give everyone’s immune system a leg up on a novel virus?