#Antibody

Peter Mills

PeterFRMills

Matt Hancock has just confirmed that Gov't is thinking about implementing 'immunity certificates' for those with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Both the science and the politics of this proposal need much more

The Immunologist

eclecticbiotech

A small thread on the basic mathematics of diagnostic testing. Loosening social distancing guidelines and reopening cities/nations with the #COVID19 antibody test that we currently have may put healthy, susceptible

Reuben Rodriguez

ReubenR80027912

The most important part of Covid (and most vexing) is this: what is the IFR? CFR measures recorded cases but what everyone wants to know is how likely are they

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

So tired of this daily briefing. @MattHancock says we weren't able to get reagents and tests in time because we don't have a diagnostic industry unlike Germany which has Roche.

SARS-CoV-19 Preprints

SARSCoV192

1/11 Analysis of humoral immune response in #COVID19 patients provides key insights for #ConvalescentPlasma therapy and #Vaccine research: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047365v1 2/11 A pseudotyped-lentiviral-vector-based neutra

An Leavy

an_leavy

Thanks to David for sending me this link to the summary prepared by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) on the investigations done regarding NSW school cases

Helen Ward

profhelenward

A thread on our research pre-printed yesterday (not peer-reviewed) on the prevalence in England of antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19. Full paper below 1/nhttps://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/institute-of-global-

Molson Hart

Molson_Hart

Covid-19 Anecdote about two people I know A and B.A got covid 1 year ago.B got covid 5 months ago.I hang out with A and B often and they always

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

EPI 101 thread on sensitivity and specificity, plus its application to #COVID19 screening. For those who want a refresher!The way we summarize the accuracy of a test (such as RT-PCR

Eric Topol

EricTopol

Just published @CellCellPress "SARS-CoV-2 elicits robust, broad and highly functional memory T cell responses, suggesting that natural exposure or infection may prevent recurrent episodes of severe COVID-19" https://www.cell.com/c

Laddie 📚 🇱🇰

LankanLad

Thread!How does this virus thingy end? These are my thoughts. I believe that it would be very hard and unlikely to reduce the active positive cases in the country to

Eric Topol

EricTopol

There's been recent reports of the crystal structure of #COVID19. But now the crystal structure of the antibody, derived from a patient who recovered, w/ implications for vaccine devp't https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/early/2020/04

Chise 🧬🧫🦠💉

sailorrooscout

Did you know the experimental polyclonal antibody cocktail the President received provided by Regeneron (you know, the biopharmaceutical company he has stock in) utilizes embryonic stem cells? In case you

Shan90 Aim Trader

Shan90aim

I highlighted #GDR last week at 90p I am highlighting #TILS this week!2nd wave threat level is high & lock down is possible. How long can this go on for?

Richard Edwards

PaedNeurosurg

So @peston roasted for Q’s re: #COVID #antibodytest and told tests unreliable until 28days by #PHE #DCMO - this was NOT correct.This paper from @nature http://ow.ly/6TDz30quY7V published 2 days ago

Antonio Regalado

antonioregalado

i'm going to provide a spoiler for the big White House revelation tonight of a drug for covid-19It's Regeneron's antibody cocktail(if I am wrong, which is def. possible, i will