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How long does the body retain Covid antibodies? 

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In summary, although patients with COVID-19 generated neutralizing antibodies, they may still shed infectious SARS-CoV-2 for over 3 months.
We determined that antibodies’ longevity may extend to more than 6 months following COVID-19 infection and that there may be an early decay of antibodies in a limited proportion of the population, however further studies are recommended on larger populations.
This study confirms that serum and saliva IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 are maintained in the majority of COVID-19 patients for at least 3 months PSO.
Our findings show that the protective COVID-19 IgG antibodies rapidly decline over one to three months.
The anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 specific antibodies have a long‐term persistence in convalescent COVID‐19 patients, whether they have long‐term protection need to be further investigated.