Tag: antibodies

  Washington: The Omicron variant of coronavirus may evade several, but not all, monoclonal antibodies used clinically to prevent patients from developing severe COVID-19, according to a laboratory study. Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful pathogens such as viruses. Several ...

Washington: Mothers who contract COVID-19 infection and those who get vaccinated against the disease produce breast milk with active SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, according to a study.However, the study published recently in the journal JAMA Pediatrics does not imply that breast milk antibodies can provide protection against COVID-19 for nursing children.The ...

Sero-survey conducted in July found antibodies in 90% of doctors, frontline workers, 84% in common people SRINAGAR: Doctors, front line workers, and people themselves are in a better position to fight a third wave of Covid-19 in Kashmir, medical experts say, but also warn against lowering of the guard. ...

India oi-Madhuri Adnal | Updated: Monday, August 2, 2021, 14:08 New Delhi, Aug 02: It is clear now that the coronavirus keeps mutating, and a new variant emerges that probably spreads faster than the previous strain of Covid-19. Epsilon variant, also known as CAL.20C and referring to two ...

Delta variant 8 times less sensitive to vaccine antibodies: Study New Delhi, July 5: The Delta variant of coronavirus is eight times less sensitive to antibodies generated by vaccines as compared to the original strain that came from China’s Wuhan, according to a new study. The study, which was ...

New Delhi: The Covishield vaccine produces more antibodies than Covaxin though both generate a good immune response , says a pan-India study of healthcare workers who had received both doses of the preventives.The yet-to-be-published study, posted on the preprint repository MedRxiv on June 4, covered 515 healthcare workers (HCW) ...

Boston: Antibodies raised by some COVID-19 vaccines are less effective at neutralising new, circulating variants of the novel coronavirus such as the ones first reported in the UK, South Africa and Brazil, according to a new study.The research, published in the journal Cell, noted that the neutralising antibodies induced ...

Srinagar: A Sero survey conducted in Kashmir has found that two out of every five people in the valley have developed antibodies against the coronavirus.The survey carried out in October found the highest prevalence of antibodies in Pulwama at 43.1 percent and the lowest in Kulgam at 28.5 percent.We ...

India oi-Deepika S | Published: Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 14:50 Srinagar, Nov 18: A sero survey conducted in Kashmir has found that two out of every five people in the valley have developed antibodies against the coronavirus. The survey carried out in October found the highest prevalence of ...

A sero-survey involves testing the blood serum of individuals to check for the prevalence of antibodies against an infection Over 40% people living in Srinagar district have developed COVID-19 antibodies, claims a latest sero-prevalence survey conducted by a government hospital here, the results of which were questioned by the ...