Does the body develop antibodies immediately after recovering from COVID-19?
Does the body develop antibodies immediately after recovering from COVID-19? See full answer, hand-washing and others? Answering these questions and more is Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove. Welcome, Maria. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove Hi, Vismita. Thanks for having me. Vismita Gupta-Smith Maria, explain to us what happens inside our body once we recover from COVID-19, as far as immunity is concerned. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove When individuals are infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19, they develop antibodies a few weeks after infection. We know that individuals who have even severe disease, mild disease, and even asymptomatic infection,...