#Antibodies

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

Now this is a covid antibody test! Not only looks good on its face w/ 100% sensitivity (likelihood of seeing antibodies if they are there) & 99.8% specificity (not seeing

Laura Bicker

BBCLBicker

South Korea is investigating a number of cases in Daegu where patients have tested positive after recovering from COVID19 and testing negative.They are trying to find out if this is

COVID19 Physicians

Covid19Docs

Southern California: Looking for plasma donation for a covid-19 hospitalized physician. Are you aware of any local patients blood type A+ or AB+ that recovered from covid-19 that might

Laurie Garrett

Laurie_Garrett

This is from @Craig_A_Spencer who treated 100s of #COVID19 ER cases in NYC's peak epidemic. Here's what's weird about @POTUS treatment so far:- nobody has consulted the world's top expert

(((Howard Forman)))

thehowie

#SouthKorea Update & News1. 25 patients tested positive for antibodies: 12 (48%) STILL positive by PCR for #SARSCoV2 in respiratory samples. (No further info at this time). 2. Overall, South

Himani Chandna

ChandnaHimani

Finally, results of sero-prevalence study are out by @MoHFW_INDIA . On an average, across Delhi, the prevalence of IgG antibodies is 23.48 %. The study also indicates that a large

Hiroko Tabuchi

HirokoTabuchi

L Train on a Saturday morning We’re here for our antibody tests. No line! Free, quick and easy. Thank you to all the frontline medical workers making this possible

Jim

n_equals_42

Like I said, I’m an optimist. So, what’s the most positive spin I can give this. It may be the complete opposite to what it appears. That is, covid19 is

Michael Baharaeen

mbaharaeen

Question for someone who knows more about the medical science on COVID than me: is it possible to reach herd immunity with both the vaccinated population AND a sliver of

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ShaleenAttre

#Thread #CovidHelp Have been getting many requests for help with #plasma, so here are a few observations. (Please note I'm NOT a doctor. Do take your doctor's advice at all

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snappingsnape

The Truth About Lupus: A Thread.Source of information: http://lupus.org First of all we need to jump into the basics of SLE, commonly known as Lupus for short.Lupus is a chronic autoimmune

Rebecca Williams

internetrebecca

FYI DC is doing antibody tests now, housemate is going to http://farragutmedical.com for a same day appointment, results take 15 minutes, costs $290 upfront w a receipt for insurance (no idea

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

Robert Peston

Peston

I am pleased that so many of you are deriving pleasure from the way that Jonathan Van Tam slapped down my question about whether a Chinese test for antibodies -

Jen Heemstra

jenheemstra

Let’s start with reinfection. It may sound simple to diagnose, but it’s actually kind of tricky because the virus from an infection may be able to stick around in your

First Doctor

firstdoctorr

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITYIf the #RhesusStatus of your partner or spouse is not compatible with yours & you do nothing about it, it can lead to