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Most unvaccinated children lack antibodies after COVID

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 07:04 AM

Most children and adolescents do not have COVID-19 antibodies in their blood after recovering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection, new data has confirmed. Read more »

Many babies of mRNA-vaccinated moms have antibodies

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 09:29 AM

At six months of age, babies born to mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy are more likely to have antibodies against the virus. Read more »

UFC: Dana White defends Joe Rogan

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 07:12 AM

UFC president Dana White jumped to the defense of cageside commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan as he got into an argument with a reporter regarding alternative treatments for Covid-19. Read more »

Indonesia survey finds 85% of population have COVID-19 antibodies

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 05:23 PM

More than 85% of Indonesia's population has antibodies against COVID-19, a government-commissioned survey showed. Read more »

Virus leaves antibodies that may attack healthy tissue: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 04 07:40 AM

Months after recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection, survivors have elevated levels of antibodies that can mistakenly attack their own organs and tissues, even if they had not been severely ill, according to new findings. Read more »

AstraZeneca: 3rd jab 'significantly' boosts Omicron antibodies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 06:03 PM

AstraZeneca said that a third, or "booster", dose of its COVID-19 vaccine "significantly" lifted antibody levels against Omicron in a study. Read more »

Why antibodies aren't the only defense against Omicron

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 04:32 PM

In the fight against the coronavirus, one key component of the human immune system has hogged the limelight: antibodies. Read more »

Experimental chewing gum may reduce virus spread - study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 24 10:02 AM

An experimental chewing gum containing a protein that "traps" coronavirus particles could limit the amount of virus in saliva and help curb transmission. Read more »

COVID antibodies in breast milk give extra benefit to babies

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Nov 04 09:10 AM

COVID-19 antibodies passed from infected mothers to their breastfeeding newborns provide more benefit to the baby than researchers expected. Read more »

Children with mild COVID-19 may not develop antibodies

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 11:10 AM

Children who contract a mild case of COVID-19 may not develop antibodies to the virus afterward, a study from Australia suggests. Read more »

WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 07:50 AM

The treatment has been granted US emergency use authorization, having gained attention when used to treat Trump's COVID-19 illness last year. Read more »

Llama antibodies blunt COVID variants in lab trial

Clement Rossignol, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 25 07:07 AM

Researchers in Belgium say antibodies extracted from a llama have blunted the virulence of coronavirus infections, including variants. Read more »

Breakthrough COVID cases may be less infectious: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 24 09:27 AM

Here is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that have yet to be certified by peer review. Read more »

ALAMIN: Proteksiyong nakukuha sa COVID-19 vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 07:13 PM

Patuloy na hinihikayat ng isang infectious disease expert ang publiko na magpabakuna. Read more »

Expert allays fears on 'waning' effect of COVID-19 jabs

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 04:11 PM

Dr. Rontgene Solante said that aside from neutralizing antibodies, vaccines also generate what is called cell-mediated immunity or T-cells. Read more »

Antibodies from Sinovac's COVID-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster helps - study

Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 03:39 PM

Antibodies triggered by Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine declined below a key threshold from around 6 months after a second dose for most recipients, although a third shot had a strong booster effect, according to a lab study. Read more »

BioNTech produces 10 times more antibodies than China's Sinovac: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 02:59 PM

People who received BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine had 10 times the amount of antibodies than those given China's Sinovac, a Hong Kong study has shown, adding to growing data on different jabs' effectiveness. Read more »

Coronavirus variants can evade antibodies by spreading via supercells – new research

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 08:35 PM

The antibodies we create after we’re infected with a virus or vaccinated against it can be very powerful.  Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Dentures may harbor more bacteria during COVID-19

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at May 25 10:59 AM

Months after recovery from mild COVID-19, when antibody levels in the blood have declined, immune cells in bone marrow remain ready to pump out new antibodies against the coronavirus, researchers reported on Monday in Nature.  Read more »

T cells induced by COVID-19 infection respond to new virus variants: U.S. study

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 07:18 AM

CHICAGO - A critical component of the immune system known as T cells that respond to fight infection from the original version of the novel coronavirus appear to also protect against three of the most concerning new virus variants, according to a U.S. laboratory study released on Tuesday. Several recent studies have shown that certain variants of the novel coronavirus can undermine immune protection from antibodies and vaccines. Read more »