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The Stay Safe Board / A Treatment for those Already Exposed to Covid-19 being Trialled?
« on: Saturday 26 December 20 15:18 GMT (UK) »
"Dr Houlihan, also of UCL Infection & Immunity, said: “We know that this antibody combination can neutralise the virus, so we hope to find that giving this treatment via injection can lead to immediate protection against the development of Covid-19 in people who have been exposed – when it would be too late to offer a vaccine.” "
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/news/uclh-doses-first-patient-world-covid-19-antibody-trial
According to the UCLH NHS link it suggests the current Vaccine is/are not effective if you have already been exposed to SARS-Cov-2 / Covid-19 disease?
Some exposed to the SARS-Cov-2 Virus / Covid-19 for some time now, had/have no symptons and others with long term associated Covid-19 illnesses were never hospitalised and first ill before freely available PCR Testing (which only seems to have a short window of about a week to test Covid-19 Positive, usually when you can pass it on).
I'm wondering if people being vaccinated now, are getting a Covid-19 specific Anti-body blood Test beforehand?
A few weeks ago our gov.uk website were still advising most readers that they must pay private for a Covid-19 specific Antibody Test. Also the blood (Venous) Laboratory analysed was accepted as the most reliable.
UK antibody testing still depends on your work and which UK country you live in.
https://www.gov.uk/register-coronavirus-antibody-test
Mark
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/news/uclh-doses-first-patient-world-covid-19-antibody-trial
According to the UCLH NHS link it suggests the current Vaccine is/are not effective if you have already been exposed to SARS-Cov-2 / Covid-19 disease?
Some exposed to the SARS-Cov-2 Virus / Covid-19 for some time now, had/have no symptons and others with long term associated Covid-19 illnesses were never hospitalised and first ill before freely available PCR Testing (which only seems to have a short window of about a week to test Covid-19 Positive, usually when you can pass it on).
I'm wondering if people being vaccinated now, are getting a Covid-19 specific Anti-body blood Test beforehand?
A few weeks ago our gov.uk website were still advising most readers that they must pay private for a Covid-19 specific Antibody Test. Also the blood (Venous) Laboratory analysed was accepted as the most reliable.
UK antibody testing still depends on your work and which UK country you live in.
https://www.gov.uk/register-coronavirus-antibody-test
Mark