Scientists in the UK have recruited the world’s first participants as part of a new long-acting antibody study. If the treatment is effective, it may protect those who have already been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 from the development of COVID-19. “We know that this antibody mixture can inactivate the virus,” explains …
Read More »A health care worker in Washington D.C. has a blood sample collected for testing for antibodies to SARS-CV-2. Photo: Win McNemy (Getty Images) A new study suggests that a small portion of the population has antibodies that respond to the coronavirus behind Covid-19 without responding.Antibodies Avoid previous conflicts with common …
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President TrumpDonald John Trump Federal Judge approves Texas declaration of one ballot drop-location per county, nine participants in Trump rally in Minnesota agree to coronavirus shiff: ‘Will Trump do anything different if Trump wants more infection?’ MorePraise for experimental coronavirus antibody treatment is putting new pressure on the Food and …
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New guidelines for Infectious Disease Society of America say coronavirus antibody tests are pointless. Serological tests may not confirm a previous COVID-19 infection if the disease occurred more than a few months ago. Society identified three scenarios in which antibody tests may be useful, but even then they should be …
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As autumn arrives quickly, many are wondering whether the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021. I am a physician-scientist and specialist in infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I care for and examine patients for COVID-19. I am sometimes asked how I …
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