By Lin Huei-chin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerFive hundred days after being infected with COVID-19, only 30 percent of 260 people studied retained a sufficient number of antibodies to protect them from future infections, a study commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control found.
Five hundred days after being infected with COVID-19, only 30 percent of 260 people studied retained a sufficient number of antibodies to protect them from future infections, a study commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control found.
Of the 30 percent, those with the highest number of antibodies had either been vaccinated after recovering from the disease, or had experienced severe symptoms, the centers said, adding that based on the findings, it recommends that people who have had COVID-19 still get vaccinated.
The centers commissioned National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University to perform the study using data from Jan. 22, 2020 to
OVERSEAS STUDIES: There is no evidence that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted via breast milk, a neonatologist said, adding that there is no need to sterilize breast milkBy Lin Huei-chin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Babies born to mothers who were vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy are shown to have some protection against the disease for up to six months, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital neonatologist Chiang Ming-chou (江明洲) said on Saturday.
Chiang made the remarks at a seminar on the subject held by the Centers for Disease Control.
Fetuses and newborns might become infected in three ways: intrauterine transmission through the placenta and amniotic fluid; coming into contact with the blood, secretions or feces of an infected mother during delivery; or coming into contact with an infected mother, family members or medical staff after birth,