antibodies
Study: Ohio’s COVID-19 data undershot by thousands
The Ohio Department of Health released a study Thursday of July data showing — at that time, at least — its count of COVID-19 infections was thousands short, as evidenced by antibody and diagnostic testing. Between July 9 and July 28, ODH surveyed 727 randomly selected people from around Ohio to take different viral tests […]
ODH projecting 1.5 million COVID-19 tests per month by November
After chronic testing shortages marred the first few months of its COVID-19 response, the Ohio Department of Health projects it will double its current testing capacity by November. ODH plans to complete diagnostic testing of more than 1 million Ohioans per month for the new coronavirus by November and conduct serologic (antibody) testing on another […]
Antibody injections could fight COVID-19 infections – an infectious disease expert explains
Antibodies are part of us – literally. We have billions of them in our bodies with a combined weight of about 100 grams, or about the weight of a bar of soap. If there are so many antibodies inside our bodies then they must be safe and very important, right? Indeed, antibodies are perhaps the […]