Covid Antibodies

• Quebec reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall by 16

  Quebec has seen 1,052,637 official novel coronavirus cases over the course of the health crisis. The pandemic has killed 15,143 people to date in the province.

  Canada

  May 9, 2022
  
• U.S. limits use of Regeneron, Eli Lilly COVID-19 antibody treatments amid Omicron spread

  Last month, the U.S. had paused the distribution of Regeneron and Lilly's treatments and said the halt would continue until new data emerges on their efficacy against Omicron.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2022
  
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• Omicron could boost immunity according to blood results: Government scientists

  Immunity against COVID-19 among vaccinated adult Canadians and those who have already contracted the virus has been waning throughout the population, tests on donated blood found.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2022
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• 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
• Fact check: No, natural immunity doesn’t replace vaccination, experts say

  Vaccines offer consistent protection against COVID-19 -- and unlike natural immunity, you don’t have to get sick to gain the protective benefits of a vaccine.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021
• Pricey COVID-19 antibody treatment gets WHO approval

  The two antibodies, casirivimab and imdevimab, should be given to people infected with COVID-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalization or who have weak immune systems.

  Health

  Sep 24, 2021
• 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
• Is a 2nd vaccine dose necessary if you’ve had COVID-19? Experts say maybe not

  Studies have suggested people who have had COVID-19 may produce the required antibody response with just one dose of a vaccine.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2021
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• 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.

  Science

  Jul 23, 2020