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Valencia (Spain), Jun 8 (EFE).- 98.7% of the elderly vaccinated against the coronavirus in homes in the Valencian Community have developed antibodies three months after the second dose.FOOTAGE OF THE HOME CASAVERDE IN GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA
The Hague, Jun 2 (EFE) - At least 54% of Dutch people donating their blood to Sanquin blood donation service have Covid-19 antibodies due to vaccination or previous infection, the blood bank said Wednesday. The percentage increase from 32% to 54% in May is largely driven by vaccination, according to Sanquin, which tests some 2,000 donors each week.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE NETHERLANDS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
Developing and maintaining immunity to the new coronavirus involves more than just antibodies. According to researchers T cells and B cells also offer us long-term protection from the virus. Business Insider reports that these immune cells can persist at least eight months in recovered COVID-19 patients. Researchers found that about 90% of patients develop immunity to the coronavirus with T cells, B cells, and antibodies. A small subsection of participants however developed only some, or none, of them. Those patients seem to have a weakened immune response and could be susceptible to reinfection quickly.
The coronavirus was likely in the U.S. as early as mid-December 2019. This is roughly a month before the first COVID-19 case was confirmed. A study was taken of blood samples from 7,389 routine donations to the American Red Cross. The donations were collected between Dec. 13, 2019, and Jan. 17, 2020. The study found evidence of COVID-19 antibodies in 106 specimens, according to HuffPost. The blood came from California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin.
British researchers have made a somewhat surprising discovery about how someone's body can fight COVID-19, even if they'd never had the virus. After catching the common cold, some people--especially children--appear to have antibodies that could also offer some level of protection against SARS-CoV-2. According to HuffPost, the study, published online in the journal Science last week, was essentially an accident. Researchers in London were working on developing new, more sensitive tests that screen for COVID-19 antibodies. They found that among the 300 blood samples taken, nearly half of the children in the small study had antibodies that would recognize SARS-CoV-2. Our results show that children are much more likely to have these cross-reactive antibodies than adults. More research is needed to understand why this is, but it could be down to children being more regularly exposed to other coronaviruses. ,” Kevin Ng, Study author Doctoral candidate Francis Crick Institute, London
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