Topic: antibody test
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.
Hospital staff with Covid-19 produced antibodies that could prevent reinfection, says study
The research addresses a crucial question whether people who have Covid-19, especially milder forms, develop antibodies capable of protecting them against reinfection.
60 districts, 10 cities — how ICMR is going deep into India’s heart to chart Covid course
Armed with antibody tests, ICMR teams are going around the country to assess Covid exposure, and understand the role of asymptomatic patients in transmission.
What ails Arab economies is older than Covid-19
Dependence on oil and natural-gas exports and an over-reliance on Europe and US as trade partners have made it difficult for the region's integration into the world economy.
Bengaluru-based startup FreshToHome raises $121 million from investors, including US govt
FreshToHome is one of the largest players in the $94 billion Indian fish and meat market, processing some 1.5 million orders a month and about $85 million in annual sales.
Defence
The 3 foundational agreements with US and what they mean for India’s military growth
Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, the last of the key foundational agreements between India & US, was signed Tuesday. LEMOA was signed in 2016 and COMCASA in 2018.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.