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Topic: antibodies

IIT Madras develops open-source database of COVID antibodies to combat future variants

The one of a kind database called ‘Ab-CoV’ contains detailed information about all COVID-related antibodies identified so far, including the source of each.

Full results of Delhi’s 6th serosurvey out — antibodies among 81.7% children over 5 by Oct 2021

Team from Maulana Azad Medical College collected blood samples from 27,811 participants in Delhi between 24 September & 14 October 2021. Report on findings shared with govt earlier.

Antibody cocktail, given to Trump, could reduce hospitalisation in high-risk Covid patients: Study

REGEN-COV received emergency use authorisation from US FDA. It is meant to treat mild-to-moderate Covid patients who aren't on oxygen support but who may be at risk of severe disease.

Monoclonal antibodies, the non-vaccines that promise to boost Covid immunity

Vaccines often require boosters, but they aren’t our only option & in some cases may not even be our best. Fortunately, there’s another promising option: monoclonal antibody treatment.

Half of India’s population could have antibodies against Covid, Credit Suisse estimates

According to Neelkanth Mishra, a top official at Credit Suisse, many districts could have herd immunity. However he noted this was just a hypothesis and an actual sero survey should follow.

Immunity lasts at least 1 year for recovered Covid patients, study of bone marrow shows

A US study looked at bone marrow of recovered Covid patients and found plasma cells that can specifically recognise the spike protein of the coronavirus, upto 11 months after infection.

The coronavirus is mutating, but so are our antibodies

Several studies have compared the difference between antibodies produced after Covid and those that can be detected six months later. The findings are impressive.

What are Covid antibody titer tests and why they are important during vaccination drive

Antibody titer tests help determine the efficacy of a vaccine by analysing the levels of antibodies present in the blood.

Monoclonal antibody treatment, given to Trump, fails against Covid variants — Guardian report

Monoclonal antibodies are man-made proteins made to mimic the body’s immune response to a pathogen. The mutant strains are found to throw off these antibodies.

Majority Indians have natural immunity. Vaccinating entire population can cause great harm

For recovered Covid patients, the vaccines provide no benefit and some harm. It is thus unethical to vaccinate them.

On Camera

The thrill of ‘down low’ wears off fast. Why do gay men even fall for it?

Being DL is not the same as being closeted, though there’s some overlap. A closeted man knows he is queer, but a DL one does his best to not acknowledge the Grindr logo on his phone.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.