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The Israel Biological Research Institute (IIBR) has completed a pioneering scientific study, identifying an antibody that neutralizes the coronavirus, the country’s defense ministry said.
“I am proud of the Institute staff, who made an important discovery,” Defense Secretary Naphtali Bennett said Monday after a visit to Ness Ziona’s laboratory, the Jerusalem Post reported. published a week ago.
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According to the Cyprus News Agency, IIBR is now working to secure the patent and ensure its commercial development, he added, adding that all legal procedures will be coordinated with the Ministry of Defense. “This scientific achievement has the potential to be a breakthrough in the treatment of patients with coronavirus and is not a vaccine for widespread use,” the statement added.
Last month, IIBR announced that it had begun testing a test vaccine for COVID-19 in rodents.
Meanwhile, IIBR and the city of Yeroham announced Monday that they plan to open Israel’s first vaccine production facility, in cooperation with some of the international pharmaceutical companies, according to a spokesperson for the local authority.
At 258 deaths in Israel from coronavirus
A total of 16,506 cases and 258 coronavirus deaths have been reported in Israel, according to Worldometer. At the same time, 11,843 people have recovered, while active cases are 4,405. Laboratory tests in the country amount to 53,902 per 1 million inhabitants. On average, Israel has recorded 30 deaths and 1,907 cases per million inhabitants. RES-EIA Source
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