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Antibody Treatment May Be Less Effective On Omicron: Biotech Firm Regeneron
US biotech firm Regeneron said Tuesday that its synthetic antibody treatment for Covid-19 may be less effective against the new variant, and it plans to conduct tests to determine by how much.
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UK Rolls Out New Antibody Test Programme For COVID-19 Positives
The UK government on Sunday announced the rollout of a new nationwide antibody surveillance programme, which will make free home antibody tests available for up to 8,000 COVID-positive people a day.
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Antibody Tests Get A Questionable Second Life
Commerical antibody tests were developed to measure recent infection from the virus, rather than the vaccine response. They cant reliably establish whether a person is immune to COVID-19.
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DRDO Develops Antibody Test Kit DIPCOVAN For Early Covid Detection
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an antibody test kit for the early screening of COVID-19.
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Russia Registers World's First COVID-19 Vaccine For Animals
Russia has registered the world's first vaccine for animals against COVID-19, its agricultural regulator said on Wednesday, after tests showed it generated antibodies against the virus in dogs, cats, foxes and mink.
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2 Members Of WHO Team To Wuhan Held Back After Testing Covid Positive
Two members of a World Health Organization-led team that arrived on Thursday in China's Wuhan city to investigate the origins of COVID-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies, the global body said.
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Roche Joins Moderna To Include Antibody Test In COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Roche is partnering with Moderna to include a COVID-19 antibody test in the mRNA specialist's ongoing vaccine trials, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday, potentially demonstrating if the vaccine is working.
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Maharashtra "Looted Rs 270 Crore" In COVID-19 Tests, Alleges BJP Leader
Allowing private laboratories to conduct RT-PCR and antibody tests for the coronavirus outbreak instead of an agency of the Centre by the Maharashtra government had resulted in "loot" of Rs 270 crore due to difference in test rates, BJP leader Pravin Darekar said on Friday.
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97 People, Who Had Been Infected, Didn't Have Covid Antibodies: Delhi Sero Survey
A sero-prevalence survey in Delhi did not find antibodies against the novel coronavirus in the blood of 97 out of 208 people who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, with the National Centre for Disease Control saying it indicates that immune response generated by the virus could be "transient in nature".
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Minors More Exposed To Covid-19 Than Senior Citizens In Delhi: Sero Survey
Are minors in the 5-17 age group more vulnerable to COVID-19 than previously thought? That is what the second sero survey in Delhi which tested for antibodies in a sample size of 15,000 seems to have found. Not just that, it has found that senior citizens showed a lower infection rate than the minors.
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Astrazeneca Starts Trial Of COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
British drugmaker AstraZeneca has begun testing an antibody-based cocktail for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, adding to recent signs of progress on possible medical solutions to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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SS Rajamouli And Family Test Negative For COVID-19, Complete 2 Weeks Of Quarantine
"Doctor said we need to wait three weeks from now to see if we''ve developed enough antibodies for plasma donation," tweeted SS Rajamouli
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COVID-19: As Economy Reopens, Labs Getting Mass Test Requests From Corporates
With economic activities resuming gradually, corporate houses are increasingly opting for rapid antigen and antibody tests to screen and protect their employees from coronavirus, several diagnostics labs and hospitals in the NCR have said.
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Baahubali Director SS Rajamouli And His Family Test Positive For COVID-19: "We Have Home Quarantined"
"All of us are feeling better with no symptoms but are following all precautions and instructions," tweeted SS Rajamouli
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Lilly's COVID-19 Drug Could Be Ready For Use As Soon As September
Eli Lilly and Co could have a drug specifically designed to treat COVID-19 authorized for use as early as September if all goes well with either of two antibody therapies it is testing, its chief scientist told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Antibody Treatment May Be Less Effective On Omicron: Biotech Firm Regeneron
US biotech firm Regeneron said Tuesday that its synthetic antibody treatment for Covid-19 may be less effective against the new variant, and it plans to conduct tests to determine by how much.
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UK Rolls Out New Antibody Test Programme For COVID-19 Positives
The UK government on Sunday announced the rollout of a new nationwide antibody surveillance programme, which will make free home antibody tests available for up to 8,000 COVID-positive people a day.
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Antibody Tests Get A Questionable Second Life
Commerical antibody tests were developed to measure recent infection from the virus, rather than the vaccine response. They cant reliably establish whether a person is immune to COVID-19.
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DRDO Develops Antibody Test Kit DIPCOVAN For Early Covid Detection
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an antibody test kit for the early screening of COVID-19.
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Russia Registers World's First COVID-19 Vaccine For Animals
Russia has registered the world's first vaccine for animals against COVID-19, its agricultural regulator said on Wednesday, after tests showed it generated antibodies against the virus in dogs, cats, foxes and mink.
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2 Members Of WHO Team To Wuhan Held Back After Testing Covid Positive
Two members of a World Health Organization-led team that arrived on Thursday in China's Wuhan city to investigate the origins of COVID-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies, the global body said.
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Roche Joins Moderna To Include Antibody Test In COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Roche is partnering with Moderna to include a COVID-19 antibody test in the mRNA specialist's ongoing vaccine trials, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday, potentially demonstrating if the vaccine is working.
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Maharashtra "Looted Rs 270 Crore" In COVID-19 Tests, Alleges BJP Leader
Allowing private laboratories to conduct RT-PCR and antibody tests for the coronavirus outbreak instead of an agency of the Centre by the Maharashtra government had resulted in "loot" of Rs 270 crore due to difference in test rates, BJP leader Pravin Darekar said on Friday.
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97 People, Who Had Been Infected, Didn't Have Covid Antibodies: Delhi Sero Survey
A sero-prevalence survey in Delhi did not find antibodies against the novel coronavirus in the blood of 97 out of 208 people who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, with the National Centre for Disease Control saying it indicates that immune response generated by the virus could be "transient in nature".
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Minors More Exposed To Covid-19 Than Senior Citizens In Delhi: Sero Survey
Are minors in the 5-17 age group more vulnerable to COVID-19 than previously thought? That is what the second sero survey in Delhi which tested for antibodies in a sample size of 15,000 seems to have found. Not just that, it has found that senior citizens showed a lower infection rate than the minors.
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Astrazeneca Starts Trial Of COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
British drugmaker AstraZeneca has begun testing an antibody-based cocktail for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, adding to recent signs of progress on possible medical solutions to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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SS Rajamouli And Family Test Negative For COVID-19, Complete 2 Weeks Of Quarantine
"Doctor said we need to wait three weeks from now to see if we''ve developed enough antibodies for plasma donation," tweeted SS Rajamouli
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COVID-19: As Economy Reopens, Labs Getting Mass Test Requests From Corporates
With economic activities resuming gradually, corporate houses are increasingly opting for rapid antigen and antibody tests to screen and protect their employees from coronavirus, several diagnostics labs and hospitals in the NCR have said.
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Baahubali Director SS Rajamouli And His Family Test Positive For COVID-19: "We Have Home Quarantined"
"All of us are feeling better with no symptoms but are following all precautions and instructions," tweeted SS Rajamouli
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Lilly's COVID-19 Drug Could Be Ready For Use As Soon As September
Eli Lilly and Co could have a drug specifically designed to treat COVID-19 authorized for use as early as September if all goes well with either of two antibody therapies it is testing, its chief scientist told Reuters on Wednesday.
