COVID-19 Antibodies

• COVID-19: No variants can escape human antibodies yet, though some can infect mice

  Here's a roundup of new scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

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  Mar 19
• B.C. researchers to study how COVID-19 has spread in young people

  The federal government’s COVID-19 immunity task force is working alongside hospital researchers to find out how many children and youth in B.C. have already been infected with the virus.

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  Dec 1, 2020
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• Study finds coronavirus antibodies last months, offering hope for vaccine efficacy

  The report from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus over time, and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines.

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  Sep 1, 2020
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• Companies testing next best thing to a coronavirus vaccine: an antibody drug

  Coronavirus antibodies are proteins the body makes when an infection occurs; they attach to a virus and help it be eliminated.

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  Aug 12, 2020
• Clinical trial for possible COVID-19 treatment now open in Edmonton, Calgary

  In the trial, convalescent plasma is taken from patients who have recovered from COVID-19. That plasma, which contains antibodies to the virus, is then transferred to patients who are being hospitalized for the illness but have not yet been intubated.

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  Jul 31, 2020
• Coronavirus antibodies decay fast, but that doesn’t mean protection is gone: study

  The results "call for caution regarding antibody-based immunity passports," herd immunity, and perhaps vaccine durability,'' the California authors write.

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  Jul 23, 2020
• Canadian-led study to examine antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients as treatment for others

  The study is seeking 1,200 participants from across Canada as well as New York.

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  Jul 22, 2020
• Antibodies from COVID-19 infection only last a few months: study

  Antibodies from COVID-19 don't seem to last very long, according to a small study.

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  Jun 25, 2020
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• Saskatoon man recovered from COVID-19 donates plasma for coronavirus treatment trial

  Andrew Elchuk is the first person in Saskatchewan to enter a trial examining convalescent plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients

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  May 26, 2020
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• Trudeau says he’ll get coronavirus antibody test once serological testing available

  'I think serological testing is an important part of understanding exactly how COVID-19, has been present in the country,' the prime minister said on Tuesday.

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  May 26, 2020