Antibodies taken from the blood of llamas and engineered to target SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, could offer a future treatment against the disease. Llamas, as well as camels and alpacas, naturally produce very small antibodies, called nanobodies, which are dwarfed by those made by human immune systems. Lab-based experiments found these naturally-occurring antibodies … Read more
Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies that could ‘neutralize’ the new coronavirus in patients in a small early stage clinical trial, the company announced Monday, sending its shares up 25 percent. The levels of the antibodies were similar to those in blood samples of people who have recovered from COVID-19, early results from the study … Read more
The Ministry of Defence is handing mosquito spray to soldiers on the Covid front line as an ‘additional layer of protection’ saying it can ‘do no harm’ amid claims it could neutralise coronavirus. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said a Citriodiol-based spray has been given to personnel in light of the Surgeon General’s … Read more