In December, she revealed she still had antibodies against COVID-19 almost nine months after she recovered from it.
And nearly two months later, Rita Wilson revealed that she no longer has the antibodies.
The 64-year-old singer / actress, who fought COVID-19 in March 2020, spoke about it on Monday on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The latest: In December, she revealed she still had antibodies against COVID-19, almost nine months after she recovered from it. And nearly two months later, Rita Wilson revealed that she no longer has the antibodies
In the video interview, Ellen said that while she’d just gotten over COVID, Rita and husband Tom Hanks, also 64, got it “ early. ”
When asked if they got calls for advice, she said, ‘Well and you feel a little superhero and superhuman because you have the antibodies and you feel like you can go somewhere and do things, except no one else can go somewhere and do something. ‘
But yes, we got a lot of phone calls and it was actually really nice to hear from people. And I know we spoke when you had it. And it’s awful to have it. Hopefully, the vaccine will now hit the market and people can get it, and we can return to normal life soon. ‘
Ellen noted that when you have the virus, “people fear you and flee.”
Appearance: The 64-year-old singer / actress, who fought COVID-19 in March 2020, spoke about it on Monday on the Ellen DeGeneres Show
Rita said that when she and Tom had it, ‘we got it so early that we were completely isolated and we didn’t see anyone. It was just us. And sometimes he scared me, so I ran, ”she joked.
Ellen asked if she had recently been tested for antibodies, which Rita said she was, and she actually doesn’t have that anymore.
Rita said: ‘Unfortunately I don’t have the antibodies anymore. I just tested two weeks ago and I have no more antibodies, but it’s okay, I have a mask. And I have hand sanitizer, so I’m back like everyone else. ‘
Rita and Tom were both contracted and then recovered from COVID-19 in March while in Australia for work; they were told at the time that they had contracted the disease while in the US or in transit to Australia – not Australia.
Couple: Rita and Tom both got contracts and then recovered from COVID-19 in March while in Australia for work; they were told at the time that they had contracted the disease in the US or in transit to Australia – not Australia; pictured on February 9, 2020 at the 92nd annual Academy Awards in Hollywood
They had confirmed they had COVID-19 on March 12, 2020 through their social media.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, newly reported infections in Australia at the time of their diagnosis were non-contact and had the virus for at least a week before confirmation that it was COVID-19.
According to the point of sale, there were only 130 cases in the country at the time.
She revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live in early December during an in-person interview that she still had antibodies and is being tested through a UCLA program for antibodies for a study.
When she had COVID, the star recalled feeling “ very tired, extremely painful, uncomfortable, didn’t want to be touched, ” adding that she had a fever of 102 degrees on day nine, with chills and loss of taste and smell.
During her Ellen interview, she also spoke of her father, who chose the surname Wilson after stealing it from a street sign.
‘The name I was born with was Margarita Ibrahimoff, which I think sounds like a fantastic Bulgarian gymnast, but he was fed up with people asking him how to spell the name, how to pronounce it? And so he chose Wilson because he knew no one would ever ask him how to spell Wilson. ‘
The star also sang her new single I Wanna Kiss Bob Dylan.
Talented Lady: The star also sang her new single I Wanna Kiss Bob Dylan