Moderna vaccine is effective against California variant and produces antibodies for least 6 months

Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine is effective against the California variant and its protection last for six months, two new studies find. In one study, researchers from Duke University found that the antibodies generated by Moderna’s jab had about two times less neutralizing power against the strain that was first discovered in the Golden State. While … Read more

EU APPROVES plan for Covid ‘vaccine passports’ allowing free movement for those with antibodies

The EU has presented plans to issue ‘digital green certificates’ allowing its 450million people to travel freely across the bloc this summer.  The scheme, which will be discussed next week during a summit of EU leaders, will facilitate travel across Europe for people who have been vaccinated as well as others who have recently been … Read more

EU APPROVES passport plan allowing free movement for those who are vaccinated or have antibodies

The EU has presented plans to issue ‘digital green certificates’ allowing its 450million people to travel freely across the bloc this summer.  The scheme, which will be discussed next week during a summit of EU leaders, will facilitate travel across Europe for people who have been vaccinated as well as others who have recently been … Read more

Florida woman vaccinated against COVID-19 gives birth to first-known baby in the US with antibodies

Florida woman who was vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy gives birth to first-known baby in the US with antibodies against the infection The unnamed woman, who is a frontline healthcare worker,  received one dose of Moderna;s coronavirus vaccine when she was 36 weeks pregnant Three weeks later, she gave birth to a healthy baby girl, who … Read more

Up to TWICE as many Americans have antibodies against coronavirus compared to official estimates

At least twice as many people in the U.S. may have developed antibodies against the novel coronavirus than official numbers suggest, according to a new study. Researchers looked at results of tests that determine if someone has been infected and if their body has produced immune cells that can protect them from being reinfected.   Results, … Read more

Covid-19: More than a THIRD of people across England have coronavirus antibodies, data suggests

More than a THIRD of people in England now have Covid antibodies as official data shows 75% of over-80s now have some immunity against the disease because of vaccine roll-out Office for National Statistics data up to March 3 show 34.6% of people in England have Covid antibodies  The proportion has jumped 77 per cent … Read more

Rita Wilson reveals she no longer has antibodies for COVID-19

In December, she revealed she still had antibodies for COVID-19, almost nine months after she recovered from it. And nearly two months later, Rita Wilson revealed she no longer has the antibodies. The 64-year-old singer/actress, who battled COVID-19 in March 2020, spoke about it on Monday while on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. The latest: In December, … Read more

J&J’s one-dose covid vaccine safely triggers antibodies in all ages

Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is likely safe and effective at protecting people from coronavirus, early trial data suggest.  WIthin a month of just one injection, 100 percent of participants developed antibodies to fight off the virus, interim results from the company’s Phase I/II study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of … Read more

Children can test negative for Covid-19 despite having antibodies and mild symptoms

In an Australian family of five, two parents became infected with the coronavirus and passed it on to their three children, but none of them ever tested positive.  While the adults developed classical symptoms such as a cough, fever and headache, two of the children only had very mild symptoms and the youngest was completely … Read more

Chicken coronavirus antibodies in nose drops give short-term immunity to Covid-19

Nose drops made with chicken coronavirus antibodies ‘give short-term immunity to Covid-19’, scientists claim Chicken make antibodies to viruses and they are also found in their eggs   Researchers are extracting coronavirus antibodies from these eggs  Experts hope to integrate antibodies into a nasal spray for short-term protection to Covid-19   By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: … Read more