COVID-19 Antibodies

• Those who had COVID-19 and are vaccinated have best protection, study finds

  The study examined infections in New York and California last summer and fall and found people who were both vaccinated and had survived COVID-19 had the most protection.

  World

  Jan 19
  
• Health Canada to review AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 prevention drug

  AstraZeneca has submitted its COVID-19 prevention drug to Health Canada for approval, which would make it the first antibody protection of its kind in Canada.

  Health

  Nov 3, 2021
  
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• AstraZeneca COVID-19 drug prevents severe disease if given early, company says

  The risk reduction was even better in patients who started therapy within just five days of initial symptoms, said company AstraZeneca.

  Health

  Oct 11, 2021
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• COVID-19: Nasal antibody spray could be ‘future’ of vaccines, experts says

  Researchers found that nanobodies, a smaller form of antibody developed by llamas and camels, could effectively target the virus that causes COVID-19 infections.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2021
• Study finds plasma from COVID-19 survivors doesn’t help seriously ill patients

  The study, investigated by a McMaster University prof, suggests the blood doesn't reduce the risk of intubation or death for COVID-19 patients.

  Health

  Sep 10, 2021
• COVID-19: Study shows many children and adolescents may have been carrying disease

  The report issued by the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force illustrates that 5.8 per cent of minors between 2 and 17 years old had the COVID-19 antibodies.

  Canada

  May 18, 2021
• 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.

  Health

  Mar 19, 2021
• 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.

  Health

  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.

  Health

  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.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2020