Tom Hanks, wife donate blood for COVID-19 vaccine development

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have donated their blood as part of a study to see whether their antibodies can help develop a vaccine for the coronavirus, The Independent reported.

The couple tested positive for COVID-19 in March. They have now fully recovered and been told they are immune to the virus.

Wilson shared the news in her first interview since she became ill, telling CBS that her and Hanks are “waiting to hear back to see if our antibodies will be helpful in creation of vaccine” and if they can donate plasma.

She also discussed her symptoms, revealing she was "very tired, extremely achy, uncomfortable, didn't want to be touched", had a fever, got chills and lost her sense of taste and smell.

But Hanks, she said, did not have as high of a fever and did not lose his sense of taste and smell.