>>> AND A NEW TIME LINE HOW LONG
COVID-19 ANTIBODIES LAST.
WE ARE LIVE AT THE TEST SITE TO
BREAK IT DOWN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO
YOU.
CERTAINLY, A LOT TO TALK ABOUT
ON THE COVID-19 FRONT.
A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
FOR STARTERS, IF YOU HAD THE
VIRUS, THERE’S A TIMELINE HOW
LONG YOU’RE PROTECTED BY
ANTIBODIES.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
COVID-19, YOU MAY HAVE
ANTIBODIES THAT LAST FOR AT
LEAST FOUR MONTHS.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO A RECENT
ICELANDIC STUDY WHERE
RESEARCHERS FOUND ANTIBODY
LEVELS INCREASE FIRST TWO MONTHS
AFTER DIAGNOSIS AND STABLE FOR
THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
IN ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT, OXFORD
UNIVERSITY AND PHARMACIES ARE
BEGINNING PHASE THREE CLINICAL
TRIALS
TRIALS OF A POSSIBLE VACCINE, A
GENETICALLY ALTERED VIRUS,
TEACHING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO
ATTACK COVID-19.
>> THIS IS THE ONE LEADING THE
RACE AND PROMISING TO GET US A
VACCINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: FINALLY, YOU MAY
HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WALKING AROUND
WITH FACE SHIELDS.
TURNS OUT, THOSE MIGHT NOT WORK.
ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS, THEY
SAY IN SIMULATIONS, THE FACE
SHIELD BLOCKED INITIAL FORWARD
MOTION OF A COUGH OR SNEEZE, BUT
THE DROPLETS WERE EASY ABLE TO
SPREAD AROUND THE VIE VISOR
to spread around the v
INSTEAD OF WEARING A SHIELD,
EXPERTS SAY STICK WITH AREA
WEARING A CLOTH MASK.
REPORTING LIVE, BRITNEY JEFFERS,
