The vast majority of COVID-19 patients have antibodies for at least 3 months
Dr. David Geier is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. He helps athletes and active people feel and perform their best, regardless of age, injuries and medical history. He has been featured in major media publications and shows over 2,500 times throughout his career.
Researchers at Mount Sinai in New York studied almost 20,000 patients with COVID-19. They found that more than 90 percent of those with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms have antibodies for at least three months.
The study, which has been
published on the pre-print server medRxiv, does not prove that antibodies
protect against reinfection from the virus. But most experts believe these
antibodies decrease your odds of getting reinfected and might lessen the
disease severity if you are infected.
Through the stories of a dozen athletes whose injuries and recovery advanced the field (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John), Dr. Geier explains how sports medicine makes sports safer for the pros, amateurs, student-athletes, and weekend warriors alike.
