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Feb142021 by adminNo Comments

Three-quarters of people with COVID-19 test positive for antibodies, study finds

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Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Blood tests accurately detect antibodies against COVID-19 in about 75% of people with confirmed cases of infection, but are less reliable in women and older adults, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open found. Antibody tests were slightly less accurate in women and older adults compared to men and younger adults, most likely due to lower levels of the cells, which are created by the immune system to fight off the virus, the researchers said. Advertisement Tests accurately detected antibodies in women who were positive for COVID-19 based on PCR screening 72% of the time, compared to 79% of the time in men, the data showed. The tests were also accurate more than 80% of the time in adults age 40 to 59, but less than 75% percent of the time in those age 70 and older, ...

Oct272020 by adminNo Comments

Covid: Antibodies ‘fall rapidly after infection’

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Oct242020 by adminNo Comments

Fewer than 4% of people in Wuhan have COVID-19 antibodies, study finds

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Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Fewer than 4% of adults in Wuhan, China, tested positive for antibodies against COVID-19, putting the possibility of countries developing "herd immunity" against the virus without a vaccine in doubt, according to an analysis published Friday by JAMA Network Open. The findings also suggest that those who experience mild disease or who have no outward symptoms of the virus may not develop long-lasting immunity to it naturally, the researchers said. Advertisement The term herd immunity refers to a scenario in which most of a population has become immune to a virus and these people effectively provide indirect protection to those who are not, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University. One member of President Donald Trump's White House Coronavirus Task Force, Dr. Sc...

Oct22020 by adminNo Comments

COVID-19 antibodies in donated blood plasma decline rapidly, warns study

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COVID-19 antibodies in blood plasma donations appear to drop within just months of symptoms emerging, a study has warned.The NHS has been using plasma as a treatment for coronavirus infections, and the number of people receiving donations has quadrupled in the last month. But the health service says it still needs more donations and is partnering with Facebook to enlist new donors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ahead of a potential second wave of COVID-19. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player NHS appeals for plasma donors to fight COVID ...

Sep182020 by adminNo Comments

Just 6% of Britons have antibodies – and levels wane over two months, SAGE warns

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Just 6% of the UK's population had COVID-19 antibodies at the start of September, the government's scientific advisers have warned.Newly released documents from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) said current levels of immunity were unlikely to mitigate the impact of "a significant winter resurgence". There is also evidence that antibody levels wane over two to three months, according to minutes from a SAGE meeting on 3 September. ...