COVID-19 antibodies ‘last at least six months’ in most people
Study shows that six months after infection, up to 88% of people still have antibodies in their blood
A study of almost 1,700 people suggests that, six months after infection, up to 88% of people still have antibodies in their blood that can fight against COVID-19.
The data comes from one of the world's largest studies to follow up with COVID-19 patients and also provided more details about the symptoms that those who had the virus are likely to have experienced.
A high number (43%) reported losing their sense of taste or smell, while others reported having a cough (26%) or a fever (28%). Equally of interest was that 40% of participants experienced none of these symptoms, and about 20% had no symptoms at all.