#Antibodies

Oh shit. Finally a study is out rigorously quantifying #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #coronavirus in stool. Bad news...there's infectious virus in there. So fecal transmission is possible, but is it happening in
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A Coronavirus/Covid-19 vaccine could take three years to make. I spoke with a high-ranking vaccine expert at a global pharmaceutical company who walked me through the challenge. Below, I summarize
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Corona tests. To clear up confusion. PCR test | Tests for CURRENT INFECTION by detecting virus genetic material. Antigen test | Tests for CURRENT INFECTION by detecting virus protein. Antibody
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My thoughts on $KTOV's upcoming moves. This is all my opinion and is really speculation based on what we already know.With that being said, I think today's big move is
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I just spent a somewhat disheartening afternoon with my partners fully vaccinated mum.I learned she only likes to shop at her local Waitrose now because they still count people in
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1/ Q: I hear there has been a confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection in Hong Kong?! How worried should I be?A: Not very.In the words of immunologist Dr. Akiko Iwasaki,
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What fraction of populations are exposed in huge #COVID19 epidemics & what drives transmission & exposure?Serosurvey from Spain finally published!Tons of major findings here & I haven't seen a detailed
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Recent preprint reporting that 24/24 (100%) people form Singapore infected by SARS-1 in 2003 have pre-existing T-cell immunity against #SARSCoV2, but more surprisingly 9/18 (50%) with no exposure to SARS-1
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7 reasons why think immunity to COVID from vaccination or infection will be long-lived (and why I continue to marvel that CEOs of companies who stand to make profit from
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1/ So the antibody test that New York State used to determine 21% of NYC residents were infected doesn’t have a 1 week delay in producing positive results. It has
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At any given time between 14 and 27 June 2020, we estimate that an average 0.04% of people not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings in England would
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People who keep saying that we should ignore stay at home orders and that we will defeat the virus through going out and “strengthening our antibodies” .... wtf do you
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6 weeks ago tonight (March 9th), Tucker said that the flu had a 0.1% death rate and that Coronavirus is 3.4%.Please find me a few countries/states that have both: Corona
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Pfizer CEO said boosters may be needed. Unlikely1) T cell immunity from vax (and Abs) work against variants; 2) T cells last long time- 34 y & counting after measles
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Breaking—Dr Conley now claims Trump is not infectious. He cites CDC criteria, yet CDC clearly says severe #COVID19 cases are infectious for 20 days. And his viral load might be
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If an EUA for #COVID19 vaccine is managed like today’s convalescent plasma announcement, we are in trouble. We need to know the process for evaluating safety/efficacy is based on science
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