Novavax’s experimental coronavirus vaccine triggered antibodies in 100% of trial participants, study reveals Novavax published ‘positive data’ from a phase 1 trial of its coronavirus vaccine in the New England Journal of Medicine on Friday All 108 volunteers dosed with the vaccine developed a antibodies to coronavirus after their second shot Novavax is launching its … Read more
Children can have the coronavirus AND antibodies that fight the infection in their bodies at the SAME TIME, study finds – raising questions about how long they stay contagious as schools reopen Researchers looked at 6,300 children who tested positive for COVID-19 and 215 children who underwent antibody testing About 15% of children tested positive … Read more
Covid-19 has infected the same number of people in London and Stockholm, despite the Swedish capital controversially choosing not to lock down, scientists say. Antibody testing – which reveal if someone has previously been infected – show around one in six people in both cities caught the virus during the crisis. Public Health England surveillance … Read more
Convalescent plasma has been used to treat infections for at least a century, dating back to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was also trialed during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, 2003 SARS epidemic, and the 2012 MERS epidemic. Convalescent plasma was used as a last resort to improve the survival rate of patients … Read more
Just a day after Nicholas Braun earned his first Emmy nomination for his role as Cousin Greg on Succession, he proved he’s a man of many talents with a new song. The 32-year-old actor released his new song Antibodies (Do You Have The) on his YouTube Wednesday, and the song is helping a good cause as … Read more
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus may fade quickly in those who have mild illnesses, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among patients who barely experience symptoms, or none at all, antibodies drop sharply over the first three months and then by roughly half every 36 days. Continuing at that rate, the antibodies would disappear within about … Read more
With only one drug so far proven to save the lives of Covid-19 patients, doctors are desperate to find more treatments to bolster their arsenal ahead of any second wave of the disease. One of the most promising therapies revolves around the Dracula-esque practice of giving hospitalised patients the blood of coronavirus survivors, in hope … Read more
More than 90% of coronavirus patients DO develop antibodies to the virus that last for at least three months, study finds Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System looked at more than 19,000 patients in New York who had previously contracted coronavirus At least 92% were found to moderate to high levels of antibodies that attach … Read more
Antibodies taken from the blood of llamas and engineered to target SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, could offer a future treatment against the disease. Llamas, as well as camels and alpacas, naturally produce very small antibodies, called nanobodies, which are dwarfed by those made by human immune systems. Lab-based experiments found these naturally-occurring antibodies … Read more
Coronavirus herd immunity may be ‘unachievable’: Only 5% of people in Spain developed antibodies three months after the pandemic peaked, study suggests Researchers looked at blood test results of a nationwide sample of more than 61,000 participants in Spain Around 5% of people were previously infected with and have built up antibodies against the coronavirus In Madrid, seroprevalence … Read more