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Man who had COVID-19 for 400 days finally cured after getting treated with antibodies, study says
The man, who had a weakened immune system, carried the same strain of COVID-19 since December 2020 …
Marianne Guenot
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IIT Madras team develops novel database on Covid antibodies
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed an online open-source…
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Parents are mixing human milk into their kids' cereals in hopes of giving them COVID-19 antibodies, report says
Some parents believe they're protecting their children from COVID-19 by feeding them antibody-rich …
Andrea Michelson
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Pregnant women pass fewer coronavirus antibodies to unborn boys than girls - a clue as to why men are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19
The researchers also found that pregnant women carrying baby boys had fewer antibodies to the virus…
Aria Bendix
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The verdict is in: Pregnant women pass COVID-fighting antibodies to their unborn children
A new study found high antibody levels in newborns whose mothers had gotten the Pfizer or Moderna s…
Aria Bendix
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Tennessee says vaccinated people should be last in line for antibody treatments to save them for the unvaccinated
Unvaccinated residents of Tennessee are being prioritized for the treatment because they're more vu…
Aria Bendix
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Fauci says he's not going to waste his time with an antibody test, and neither should you
Antibody tests were not designed to measure COVID-19 vaccine immunity. Dr. Fauci told Insider they …
Hilary Brueck
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The US is studying how COVID-19 vaccines work in people with suppressed immune systems - after research suggested they develop fewer antibodies from the shots
People with immune disorders were excluded from COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. It's unclear if v…
Kelsie Sandoval
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Your COVID-19 vaccine works even if you don't feel any side effects - here's why
In trials of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, roughly half of participants did not experience side …
Andrea Michelson
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Moms may pass on COVID-19 antibodies in breast milk, a small study found - but it's unclear what that means for the baby
In the small lab study, researchers found antibodies in the breast milk of women who had either pre…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Getting COVID-19 doesn't always protect young people from reinfection, study finds
Among more than 3,000 US Marine recruits, those who had antibodies were five times less likely to g…
Andrea Michelson
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How convalescent plasma could be used to treat new variants of the coronavirus - especially where vaccines are scarce
Dr. Arturo Casadevall of Johns Hopkins University thinks convalescent plasma could be a vital tool …
Charles Davis
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The research is in: People who've already had COVID-19 need just one shot
Giving people who've already had COVID-19 a second dose may be a waste, since the first one already…
Aria Bendix,Hilary Brueck
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People who had COVID-19 develop strong immunity after a single vaccine dose - so they might need only one shot
Two studies suggest that people who had COVID-19 mount a stronger immune response to their first sh…
Aria Bendix
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Covid vax leads to higher antibody levels in pregnant women, babies
Pregnant women, who received one of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, had 10-fold higher antibody concent…
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Scientists find an ancient virus might be the key to treating lung cancer
Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute and Cancer Research UK have discovered how normally-dor…
Bethany Dawson
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Monoclonal antibody treatments could cut COVID-19 hospitalizations significantly - but doctors aren't using their full supply
Doctors only have a a brief window - around 10 days - to administer monoclonal antibodies, and some…
Aria Bendix
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2 experts describe how our COVID-19 antibodies adapt over time, creating an 'arms race' between our immune systems and virus variants
Antibodies evolve to recognize variants and bind tighter to the virus, and booster shots could ampl…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A new study evaluated the accuracy of more than 60 coronavirus antibody tests. 13 were a cut above the rest.
Some antibody tests had 100% sensitivity, meaning all positive results should be accurate. Others h…
Aria Bendix
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A woman said she gave birth to a baby with protective COVID-19 antibodies after contracting the virus during pregnancy
A woman who had COVID-19 in March delivered a healthy son in November. Her doctor said the baby has…