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TopicAntibody test

Topic: antibody test

How Serum Institute, DNDi tie-up for affordable antibody will bolster global fight against dengue

There is no specific medicine for dengue yet. If ongoing Phase III trials yield positive results, an effective, affordable & specific antiviral would be available, 'ultimately saving more lives'. 

Regeneron antibody cocktail, given to Trump for Covid, gets emergency-use nod from US FDA

Regeneron said it expects to have doses for treating early Covid symptoms, for 80,000 patients by November-end, and about 200,000 patients by first week of January.

Too early to say Indians have T cell-mediated protection against Covid infection, says ICMR

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says Covid is spreading to new areas in India but 66 per cent of cases continue to be in 50 districts and 82 per cent in 10 states.

Delhi man donates plasma 6 times to Covid patients. Here’s what experts have to say

Delhi resident Tabrej Khan donated plasma 6 times between 18 April and 20 June. He is now planning to donate for a seventh time and sent his blood for antibody test to LNJP hospital.

Why you should not get depressed over studies that say Covid antibodies fade fast

Researchers say none of these findings is any reason to stop or slow down vaccine work and if anything, it should redouble the efforts if natural immunity fades quickly.

Covid antibodies fade rapidly in mild cases, raise risk of lost immunity, report says

Research on blood taken from 34 patients found the loss of antibodies occurred more quickly than with SARS, an earlier type of coronavirus infection.

Fingerprick antibody test with ‘98.6% accuracy’ could see mass rollout in UK by year-end

Once approved, UK government hopes to distribute the kits online for free rather than sell them through supermarkets, says a report in The Telegraph.

Serological survey kicks off in Delhi as national capital’s Covid cases surge

The serological survey is being conducted to assess the actual spread of the Covid infection. 

RT-PCR, antigen, antibody, TrueNAT — all you need to know about the different Covid tests

Each kind of test has different processes, prices & also purposes — antigen tests can identify positive cases, while antibody tests can screen a wide area.

Antibodies in Covid recovered patients last only 2-3 months, finds Nature study

The Chinese study also found that asymptomatic individuals have less antibodies than symptomatic ones, a fact that could have significant bearing on vaccines. 

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.