UK researchers say they have found that levels of protective antibodies in people wane quite rapidly after COVID-19 infection. We try to understand what this means in terms of developing immunity to the disease, and we check in with researchers here in Malaysia who are conducting a similar study.

To find out how to participate in the study by Malaysia’s Institute for Medical Research, email rafiza.s@moh.gov.my or masita.a@moh.gov.my

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Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Lim Sue Ann, Dashran Yohan

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