Covid-19 antibodies found in 91% of healthcare workers six months after infection

After six months, (160 days after first infection), the study found that antibodies were still present in 91% of participants. File Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Covid-19 antibodies were found to be present in Irish health care workers up to six months after they first contracted the virus, a new study has shown.

A new trial conducted at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin collected samples from symptomatic and asymptomatic healthcare workers between March to September of last year.