As people around the world try to envision recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, much attention has been paid to antibody testing as a way to identify people who have developed immunity to the virus.
Apr 24, 2020
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In the few weeks since New York City came to a socially distanced halt, more than 250 COVID-19 survivors have visited Rockefeller's otherwise quiet campus to contribute their blood to science. Here, a group of immunologists, ...
Apr 22, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Is it safe to donate blood during the coronavirus pandemic? Do cloth face masks offer meaningful protection against COVID-19?
Apr 13, 2020
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Can those who survive COVID-19 provide blood to treat others hospitalized by the disease?
Apr 9, 2020
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The global number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed one million in early April, nearly doubling in a week. Instead of lifting or relaxing guidelines on physical distancing, we're seeing playgrounds cordoned off and school ...
Apr 7, 2020
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For 10 patients severely ill with the new coronavirus, a single dose of antibodies drawn from the blood of people who had recovered from COVID-19 appeared to save lives, shorten the duration of symptoms, improve oxygen levels ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Tiffany Pinckney remembers the fear when COVID-19 stole her breath. So when she recovered, the New York City mother became one of the country's first survivors to donate her blood to help treat other seriously ill patients.
Apr 3, 2020
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The first donations of plasma, from survivors of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, have been received by an international research team working to help tackle current and future disease outbreaks in West Africa.
Apr 22, 2015
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A study publishing February 26th, 2015 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases describes a new, pragmatic, method for the production of immunoglobulin G (IgG) from human plasma in developing countries. IgG are therapeutic preparations ...
Feb 26, 2015
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