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| Among participants who had tested positive for previous Covid-19 infection, 99 percent retained antibodies to Sars-CoV-2 for three months.(Photo by=AFP) |
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] The results of a major UK study showed on Wednesday (Feb 3) that almost all people previously infected with COVID-19 have high levels of antibodies for at least six months that are likely to protect them from reinfection with the disease, according to Reuters.
Scientists said the study, that measured levels of previous COVID-19 infection in populations across Britain, and how long antibodies persisted in those infected, should provide some reassurance that swift cases of reinfection will be rare. "The vast majority of people retain detectable antibodies for at least six months after infection with the coronavirus," said Naomi Allen, a professor and chief scientist at the UK Biobank, where the study was carried out.
Among participants who had tested positive for previous COVID-19 infection, 99 percent retained antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 for three months, the results showed. After the full six months of follow-up in the study, 88 percent still had them. She said the findings were also in line with results of other studies in the UK and Iceland which found that antibodies to the coronavirus tended to persist for several months in those who have had the disease and recovered.
