By AFPMore by this AuthorEven people with minor illness from the coronavirus can develop antibodies that could leave them immunised for several weeks or more, according to an early French study that tested hospital staff with mild infections. Researchers said the results, which have not yet been peer reviewed, were "encouraging" since little is known about the mechanisms of immunity against the novel coronavirus, especially in people with minor forms of the disease. "We now know that this is also true for those who develop minor forms, even if the rates of antibodies are probably weaker." The study was carried out on 160 members of staff at two hospital sites in Strasbourg who had all tested positive for Covid-19 and suffered mild forms of the disease. The researchers said in a statement on Tuesday that the neutralising activity of the antibodies appeared to increase over time.

Source: Daily Nation May 26, 2020 16:52 UTC