 | 87% of people in TN have antibodies to Covid: StudyThe fourth phase of sero-surveillance, conducted by the Directorate of Public Health, showed that 87 per cent of people tested in Tamil Nadu have antibodies to Covid-19. |
 | Private hospitals in Kerala use costly COVID drug despite ineffectiveness against OmicronA week later, Health Minister Veena George announced the dominance of Omicron as 94 per cent of the samples tested were infected with the new variant. |
 | Despite being ineffective against Omicron, demand rises for antibody cocktail jabsHowever, the doctors say that the demand is mostly panic driven and there are much cheaper alternatives to treat the severity of Covid in the third wave. |
 | Scientists identify antibodies that can block Omicron variant of COVID-19The research, published in the journal Nature, may help design vaccines and antibody treatments that will be effective against not only Omicron but other variants that may emerge in the future. |
 | Scientists identify antibodies that might neutralize OmicronThe omicron variant has 37 mutations in the spike protein, which it uses to latch onto and invade cells. |
 | Covid antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated, infected moms: StudyHowever, the study published recently in the journal JAMA Pediatrics does not imply that breast milk antibodies can provide protection against COVID-19 for nursing children. |
 | Covid vaccinated people with prior infection may have more antibodies: StudyThe 73 were divided into two groups -- those who were infected at 90 days or closer to the first vaccine dose, and those whose exposure to the virus was more than 90 days before the initial shot. |
 | GHs used monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid, no adverse effects foundThe Health Department has treated Covid-19 patients at government medical college hospitals with monoclonal antibodies, according to senior officials. |
 | 82% adults, 40% children in Kerala have Covid antibodies, finds sero surveyThe relatively high seroprevalence among children indicates that school reopening will not pose major concerns, according to health experts. |
 | Over 73 per cent people in Odisha's 12 districts have COVID antibodies: ICMR serosurveyWhile sero-positivity was the highest 93.9 per cent among the healthcare workers, it was around 70 per cent in the 6-10 age group and 74 per cent among the people aged 11 to 18 years. |
 | Study: Antibodies present six months after second Covid jabThis raises questions on the need for a booster dose, or third dose, six months after the second dose. |
 | WHO endorses antibody treatment for some peopleThe UN health agency said the new advice was based on evidence from experimental trials, including a British-run study that is the world's largest for testing potential COVID-19 treatments. |
 | Vaccinated pregnant women pass high level of antibodies to babies: StudyThe research team led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine in the US found that 100 per cent of the infants had protective antibodies at birth. |
 | Tiny antibodies from llamas can potentially treat COVID-19: StudyResearchers at the Rosalind Franklin Institute in the UK found that nanobodies -- a smaller, simple form of antibody -- can effectively target the SARS-CoV-2 virus. |
| Antibodies from original Covid virus strain don't bind to variants: StudyThe researchers studied the convergent antibodies' ability to bind to several variants and found that they no longer bound to some. |
