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Study says recovered Covid-19 patients likely protected for at least six months
Reuters |
UPDATED ON FEB 03, 2021 08:18 AM IST
A new research has provided some reassurance that swift cases of reinfection will be rare as scientists find antibodies persisting for long in those infected with Covid-19 previously
Antibody drug might be able to prevent Covid-19 illness
AP |
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:14 AM IST
- US drugmaker Eli Lilly recently did a study that showed her antibody drug might be capable of preventing Covid-19 illness in residents of nursing home and other long-term care locations.
Plasma therapy treatment yields mixed results in Uttarakhand hospitals
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By Suparna Roy
UPDATED ON SEP 24, 2020 10:11 PM IST
Convalescent plasma therapy involves extraction of plasma from the blood of Covid-19 patients four weeks after they have been cured of their viral infection. The extracted plasma is injected into Covid-19 patients. The antibody that develops in a recovered patient helps other Covid-19 patients to fight the virus.
Indian scientists grapple with antibodies issue, say it may not guarantee protection from COVID-19
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2020 08:19 PM IST
Given that there are neutralising antibodies and also ‘simple’ antibodies, Indian scientists reveal that it may not be that useful to stop further spread of the coronavirus
Study reveals antibodies against coronavirus stay in body for 60-80 days
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
UPDATED ON SEP 05, 2020 10:11 AM IST
Indian researchers understand coronavirus infection recovery and re-infection pattern better after study reveals that anti SARS-CoV-2 antibodies could remain for more than 60 days in the body
Delhi: Third sero survey begins today
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 01, 2020 10:28 AM IST
Sero surveys help to know the chunk of population that may have contracted the virus and recovered from the disease without realising it.
Covid-19 antibodies fade rapidly, raising risk of lost immunity
By Bloomberg | Posted by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2020 06:54 PM IST
While the protective role of antibodies against infection isn’t fully understood, they are generally considered a good representation of some protection against infection in general, according to the report.
Lab-grown antibodies could block Sars-Cov-2 virus: Scientists
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Sanchita Sharma
UPDATED ON MAY 06, 2020 07:47 PM IST
Scientists in the Netherlands and Israel have separately created antibodies in the lab that can neutralise Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, to prevent human cells from getting infected.