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antibodies
March 16, 2021, 11:39 am
AstraZeneca boosts planned US supply of COVID-19 antibody drug
British pharmaceutical giant, whose coronavirus vaccine faces European safety doubts, announces it will provide 700,000 doses of a potential treatment for virus
By
AFP
February 12, 2021, 9:10 pm
Grassroots Orthodox effort in NY helps bring antibody treatment into mainstream
In early 2020, donors recruited by the Covid Plasma Initiative supplied 50% of the nation’s plasma, also demonstrating the treatment’s efficacy and paving the way to widespread use
By
Cathryn J. Prince
January 28, 2021, 5:52 pm
Wonder drug that works? Monoclonal antibodies ‘cured’ my grandparents from COVID
US government health bodies warn there’s not nearly enough data to prove efficacy, but doctors report no deaths among thousands of high-risk patients prescribed the new treatment
By
Julie Masis
January 27, 2021, 1:10 pm
Experts say serology tests unreliable, as immunity doesn’t require antibodies
Infectious disease chief advising Health Ministry warns against using serology tests in rollout of ‘green passport,’ since body fights reinfection even after antibodies fade
By
TOI staff
January 18, 2021, 9:18 pm
Immune system ‘remembers’ to fight off coronavirus for at least 6 months: study
Research by UN and Switzerland shows that even though the level of antibodies fade, body maintains sufficient memory B cells, and they manage to stave off reinfection
By
Kelly MacNamara
December 26, 2020, 11:01 am
UK scientists test drug to stop COVID-19 developing in those exposed to virus
Antibody treatment could be used to reduce deaths in nursing homes if immediately deployed upon discovery of infection; 10 people injected so far upon exposure to pathogen
By
TOI staff
December 25, 2020, 12:41 pm
New studies indicate immunity to virus lasts at least 6-8 months after recovery
One paper shows body retains high level of memory B cells for lengthy period; two others indicate reinfection chances very low for at least half a year
By
TOI staff
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AP
November 8, 2020, 8:53 pm
Wally the llama’s antibodies, analyzed in J’lem, may help millions through COVID
‘They are highly potent,’ says Israeli researcher who scrutinized the Massachusetts llama’s ‘nanobodies’ to pave the way for an inhaler intended to help patients fight virus
By
Nathan Jeffay
November 2, 2020, 1:57 pm
COVID-19 antibodies vanish fast. That doesn’t mean mass reinfection looms
Experts say disappearing antibodies don’t spell the end of immunity, following seemingly alarming British study
By
Nathan Jeffay
October 21, 2020, 7:22 pm
Kids more likely to catch COVID-19 than adults, Health Ministry finds
Study presented to ministers shows percentage of positive tests among children stands at 8%, a full 2% higher than with adults; indicates re-opening schools led to infection spike
By
TOI staff
October 11, 2020, 8:22 pm
Hoping to outdo Trump’s ‘miracle cure,’ Israelis develop new antibody cocktail
US president took lab-made cocktail reportedly based on antibodies of mice and humans; Tel Aviv team says its version uses only human antibodies, potentially boosting reliability
By
Nathan Jeffay
September 16, 2020, 6:43 pm
Study suggests antibody drug may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations
While tests of drug fell short of main goals, Eli Lilly says results hinting fewer people with virus may need to be hospitalized are an encouraging ‘proof of principle’
By
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
July 23, 2020, 5:42 am
Coronavirus antibodies fade fast, but protection may last longer
Initial research shows blood cells remember how to efficiently make new antibodies in case of reinfection, meaning someone can have immunity even without antibodies
By
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
July 17, 2020, 12:21 pm
Israeli doctor diagnosed with COVID-19 three months after apparently recovering
TV report says medical worker at Sheba Medical Center first contracted coronavirus in April, had tested negative in May and June
By
TOI staff
July 3, 2020, 10:43 am
Chinese study shows 6 monkeys infected with coronavirus had short-term immunity
Unclear how long such immunity could last in humans; some reports of people possibly becoming reinfected, though there is speculation these are test-related issues
By
AFP
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