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Vaccines and various response rates

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Katrina Pollock from the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford. Dr Pollock is the Chief Investigator of the LEGACY03 clinical trial, a study aiming to investigate lymph nodes and vaccination responses across age groups. RA: Could you tell us about the LEGACY03 trial?

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The antibodies from camels and sharks that could change medicine

Medical Xpress

Every four months, pathologist Aaron LeBeau scoops into a net one of the five nurse sharks he keeps in his University of Wisconsin lab. Then he carefully administers a shot to the animal, much like a pediatrician giving a kid a vaccine.

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For breastfeeding moms, COVID-19 vaccinations may also protect babies

Scienmag

Major boost in COVID-19 antibodies seen in breast milk after vaccination Nursing mothers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least 80 days following vaccination, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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Eli Lilly Claims Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes

NY Times

A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.

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Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes, Maker Claims

NY Times

A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.

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The Definition of “Fully Vaccinated” Needs to Change

Eye on FDA

We now have multiple vaccines – mRNA and traditional in the U.S. We have the emergence of monoclonal antibodies and protease inhibitors being utilized or being considered as treatments for various stages of disease. However there is also an alarming rise among people who have completed their primary vaccination.

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BASE10 and DNA Link Partners on Research to Support Authorization of Antibody Test at the Point of Care

The Pharma Data

26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BASE10 Genetics and DNA Link today announced their collaboration on a research project to evaluate the usability of DNA Link ‘ s AccuFind COVID-19 IgG antibody test in a healthcare setting. Study will expand access to antibody testing outside of laboratory settings. CHICAGO , Nov.

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