A new study out of the United States has found evidence to suggest some children and teenagers previously infected with COVID-19 develop natural antibodies that can last for months.
and led by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, looked at data from 218 children and adolescents between five and 19 years of age.
Of the study's 218 participants, 75 or 34.4 per cent tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies after providing their first sample. Two participants went from positive to negative by their second antibody test, while the rest remained positive by their third measurement, resulting in about 97 per cent continuing to have antibodies up to about seven months after their first assessment.
The proportion of participants who were vaccinated was 7.3 per cent at the first measurement, 9.6 per cent at the second and 17.9 per cent at the third. Messiah said there has been a misunderstanding from some parents who believe their child is protected after getting COVID-19 and doesn't need a vaccine.
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