The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
FILE PHOTO: A scientist holds cells that produce antibodies against the coronavirus disease under a microscope, in a university lab in Athens, Greece, July 8, 2020. Picture taken July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis“Exquisitely” potent coronavirus antibodies found
Scientists have found 19 potent antibodies that"neutralize" the new coronavirus, including nine that exhibit"exquisite potency," according to a study published in Nature. Compared to previously isolated antibodies, some of the new ones can target different regions of the so-called spike that protrudes from the surface of the virus and helps it infect cells.
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U.S. clears way for drugmakers to share COVID antibody capacityThe U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said it will not stand in the way of efforts by companies, including Eli Lilly and Co and Amgen Inc, to share information to help scale up capacity to manufacture antibody treatments for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
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Trump admin $21M gambit for Pepcid as a COVID remedy fizzlesIt’s “a zombie at this point. Completely irrelevant, except in a negative sense.” How a Trump admin $21M gambit to see if Pepcid worked as a COVID remedy fizzled. rplardner and JHDearen’s AP story
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