While there were many celebrities claiming to get contracted by the coronavirus in March, Rita Wilson and her husband, Tom Hanks, were the first celebrity to reveal their diagnosis in March. However, Wilson recently revealed that her battle with coronavirus is not over yet.

Yes, the 64-year-old actress said that she is still dealing with the antibodies of the COVID-19. The actress appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Dec. 2 and explained to the host, Jimmy Kimmel, about her battle. It is worth noting that celebrities rarely give in-person interviews, and Wilson did it for the 53-year-old television host.

The actress was present in the studio of Kimmel while they maintained social distance. Wilson gave Kimmel an elbow touch instead of a handshake before the host said that he wasn't afraid of being physically close to the actress.

"I feel like you're the only person I don't have to worry about because you must be brimming with antibodies right now," Kimmel began the conversation. Wilson admitted that she still has the antibodies after battling with the disease for over nine months.

The actress said that she had been tested regularly as suggested by many studies and being a part of the UCLA program. She said that they have been testing her and Hanks every month and found that they still have the antibodies.

However, she noted that it would eventually get diminished after a period of time, but they are still present in their bodies till then. Although it is not confirmed that people contracted the coronavirus previously are going to stay immune from a new disease for a long time.

Wilson said that the immunity system might be weak because of which vaccines are important to take control of the ongoing pandemic. However, there are various studies that hinted towards people staying protected by a new disease for a long time.

One of the studies was co-led by the La Jolla Institute of Immunology revealed that people infected might still have immune cells in the past. These cells will help those people to stay away from the virus while it also declines slowly from the body.

On the other hand, NPR revealed two studies, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York and UCLA, that have a different outlook. However, the couple was present in Australia when they got diagnosed with the virus. At that time, there were barely 130 cases reported.