– – Infected with Omicron, less often in hospital, but there are already victims PHOTO: Pixay – Some of the drugs used with synthetic antibodies have proved ineffective against the new, more contagious strain of Omicron, according to a statement from the French Agency for Research on AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and New Infectious Diseases, quoted … Read more
The covid-19 pandemic continues to complicate in Spain. The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, appears in Congress to explain the evolution of the pandemic with the rate of infections on the rise, 441 cases per 100,000 inhabitants and ten communities already at very high risk of transmission (more than 500 points), This reignites the debate … Read more
– – Among the biggest supporters of the vaccines are MPs from GERB, MRF and DB. PHOTO: RUMYANA TONEVA – Second unsuccessful attempt for the health document to be an entrance for the National Assembly, the coalition saw GERB’s plan to drive a wedge between the partners 90% of the deputies from GERB and MRF … Read more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Tuesday that it had stopped evaluating a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies known as etesevimab and bamlanivimab after the US drug manufacturer withdrew from the process. Lilly’s letter to the regulator on October 29 said that the lack of demand in the EU did not justify the submission … Read more
“When you get immunized (naturally or by vaccine), B lymphocytes (cells of the defense system) produce antibodies. The antibodies stay in a higher concentration for a while, then their concentration decreases. We do not know how close the link between antibody concentration (titer) and protection is. And it doesn’t mean that if we have few … Read more
Dr. Virgil Musta said, during the debate “Monoclonal antibodies – solution in the crisis COVID-19”, organized by DC MEDIA GROUP, who receives this treatment and under what conditions. – “These monoclonal antibodies, like antiviral drugs with different action on the virus, are effective in the first week. Up to 10 days. In order to administer … Read more
People who are immunized with a single-dose preparation of Johnson & Johnson can receive a booster dose of RNA vaccine. This is shown by preliminary data from a US study, quoted by AFP, Associated Press and BTA. The study was funded by the US National Institutes of Health. The aim is to test the possibility … Read more
– – Astra Zeneca and Oxford University Vaccine PHOTO: Reuters – AstraZeneca’s anti-Covid-19 antibody cocktail, which has proven to be a preventative therapy for the uninfected, has been shown to be life-saving and prevent severe infection when used as a treatment for a week after the first symptoms, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA. The drug, … Read more
The experimental drug cocktail with antibodies of the company “AstraZeneca” manages to reduce severe illness or death in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19, show results in a study at a late stage, said the British drug manufacturer, quoted by WORK. The drug, called AZD7442, reduced the risk of developing severe COVID-19 or death by 50% in … Read more
The nose as a gateway for infection The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is spread by droplets released when, for example, talking, coughing or singing. Someone can become infected with the virus if these droplets are inhaled through the mouth and especially the nose. The nose is therefore the gateway for the coronavirus: the virus enters the body … Read more