Children can have both Covid-19 antibodies, virus in their system simultaneously
4 years, 4 months ago

Children can have both Covid-19 antibodies, virus in their system simultaneously

Hindustan Times  

Children may still have the potential to transmit the novel coronavirus even if they have a measurable immune response, according to a new study which says the virus and antibodies can coexist in young patients. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, used a retrospective analysis of 6,369 children tested for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and 215 patients who underwent antibody testing at the Children’s National Hospital in the US between March 13 and June 21. According to the scientists, including those from the hospital, 33 of the 215 patients had co-testing for both the virus and antibodies during their COVID-19 disease course, with nine of the 33 showing presence in their blood while also later testing positive for the virus. The scientists also found that patients six through 15 years old took a longer time to clear the virus compared to patients 16 through 22 years old.

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'Coldspots' discovered in Covid virus, may help antibodies fight future variants: Study
1 year, 11 months ago

'Coldspots' discovered in Covid virus, may help antibodies fight future variants: Study

India TV News  

Scientists have discovered regions on the coronavirus which do not change, or 'coldspots', and that antibodies specific for these coldspots may help fight future coronaviruses, according to a new study. According to the study, sieving through over 10 million coronavirus sequences, two PhD students at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Switzerland and affiliated with the Università della Svizzera italiana, …

Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids
2 years ago

Experts recommend Covid vax for at-risk under-12 kids

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As the Omicron BF7 virus surges, experts have called for approval to vaccinate children under the age of 12 who are more vulnerable to contracting severe Covid. While the infection is usually mild in children, paediatricians state that, similar to comorbidities in adults, many children suffer from certain conditions that make the Covid infection severe for them. Chief paediatrician …

Children with mild COVID-19 can still develop long-term symptoms: Study
2 years, 4 months ago

Children with mild COVID-19 can still develop long-term symptoms: Study

Hindustan Times  

Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but not hospitalised, can still experience long COVID symptoms up to three months past infection, according to a study. "We were interested in understanding if children impacted with an acute or severe infection of COVID-19 would go on to have persisting symptoms, or what we call long COVID," said Sarah Messiah, first author of …

Children who had Covid infection or MIS-C are not protected against Omicron, claims study
2 years, 7 months ago

Children who had Covid infection or MIS-C are not protected against Omicron, claims study

India TV News  

Children who previously had Covid-19 or the inflammatory condition MIS-C, associated with the virus, are not protected against the newer Omicron variant, finds a study. But we found that antibodies produced by prior infections in children don't neutralise Omicron, meaning that unvaccinated children remain susceptible to Omicron," said Adrienne Randolph, from the Boston Children's Hospital. The researchers obtained blood samples …

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
2 years, 8 months ago

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

LA Times  

Boxes of KN95 masks stand ready to be distributed to students in Camden, N.J. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that three out of every four U.S. children have had coronavirus infections. Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in …

Children more unlikely to produce antibodies
2 years, 9 months ago

Children more unlikely to produce antibodies

The Hindu  

A small study involving 108 participants — 57 children and 51 adults — found that compared with adults, a higher proportion of children did not produce antibodies in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection. One reason why 34 children did not develop antibodies despite being infected could be because children have been found to mount a “stronger and faster response” to infection …

What Are The Chances Your Kid Already Had COVID And You Just Didn't Know It?
2 years, 10 months ago

What Are The Chances Your Kid Already Had COVID And You Just Didn't Know It?

Huff Post  

JulPo via Getty Images Millions of people in this country have likely had COVID without knowing it, according to CDC data. When I got a breakthrough COVID infection in December at the height of the omicron surge in New York City, I was certain I’d pass it on to my two young kids. While using antibody tests to get a …

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 shots unlikely to prompt rare inflammation in kids

LA Times  

A student gets a COVID-19 vaccine at a school in New Orleans. The shots are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked with the virus in children, according to a new study. COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of U.S. government data published Tuesday. The …

COVID-19 vaccines more protective than past infection, study shows
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines more protective than past infection, study shows

LA Times  

A nursing student draws a COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe. A new study shows that vaccinations can offer better protection against COVID-19 than natural immunity from a prior infection. Unvaccinated people who had been infected months earlier were 5 times more likely to get COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people who didn’t have a prior infection, researchers concluded in a new …

Covid-19 vaccines may protect against other coronaviruses: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccines may protect against other coronaviruses: Study

India Today  

Covid-19 vaccines and prior coronavirus infections can provide broad immunity against other, similar coronaviruses, according to a study. The study found that plasma from humans who had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 produced antibodies that were cross-reactive, or provided protection, against SARS-CoV-1 and the common cold coronavirus. Mice that had been immunised with Covid-19 vaccines and later were exposed to the …

Here’s what having a Covid-19 vaccine for children might mean for your kids
3 years, 3 months ago

Here’s what having a Covid-19 vaccine for children might mean for your kids

CNN  

CNN — Pfizer said Thursday it’s asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize use of a low-dose version of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11. “We know from our vast experience with other pediatric vaccines that children are not small adults, and we will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of clinical trial data submitted in support of …

COVID-19 vaccines safe for children between 5 and 11 years, say Pfizer and BioNTech
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines safe for children between 5 and 11 years, say Pfizer and BioNTech

Firstpost  

“In participants 5 to 11 years of age, the vaccine was safe, well tolerated and showed robust neutralizing antibody responses,” the statement said. New Delhi: Global pharma major Pfizer and BioNTech SE on Monday said trial results of COVID-19 vaccine showed that it is safe and produced robust neutralizing antibody response in children aged five to 11 years, and they …

What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school
3 years, 3 months ago

What we know about COVID-19 in kids and the risks of returning to school

ABC  

As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to climb, millions of Australian children are set to head back to school for face-to-face classes in term 4 after several months of remote learning. Asha Bowen, a paediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Telethon Kids Institute, said although children were more likely to get infected with Delta, they were much less likely than adults …

Can kids get ‘long COVID’ after coronavirus infections?
3 years, 4 months ago

Can kids get ‘long COVID’ after coronavirus infections?

LA Times  

A parent carries his daughter, wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, to school in Beijing. Can kids with coronavirus infections wind up with the perplexing condition known as “long COVID?” Yes, but studies indicate they’re less likely than adults to be affected by symptoms that persist, recur or begin a month or more after …

1 out of 7 Teens And Pre-teens Suffer from Long COVID Symptoms, Says Study
3 years, 4 months ago

1 out of 7 Teens And Pre-teens Suffer from Long COVID Symptoms, Says Study

News 18  

As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing positive for COVID-19, the authors of an English study on long COVID in adolescents said on Wednesday. Children rarely become severely ill with COVID-19 but they can suffer lingering symptoms, and the study is one of the largest of its kind on how …

Long Covid affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection, says study
3 years, 4 months ago

Long Covid affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection, says study

Live Mint  

As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing positive for COVID-19, the authors of an English study on long COVID in adolescents said on Wednesday. Children rarely become severely ill with COVID-19 but they can suffer lingering symptoms, and the study is one of the largest of its kind on how …

Covid-19: Tips to keep children protected in these times
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Tips to keep children protected in these times

India TV News  

With children under 18 being one of the large vulnerable and unvaccinated groups, it is crucial to keep them extra protected from being exposed to the many variants of the Covid-19 virus. Severe infections and mortality have frequently been reported in young infants and children with comorbidities, largely post 3-6 weeks of asymptomatic or symptomatic infection." As many Indian states …

A Shot Against COVID For Kids Under 12 — Your Questions Answered
3 years, 4 months ago

A Shot Against COVID For Kids Under 12 — Your Questions Answered

NPR  

A Shot Against COVID For Kids Under 12 — Your Questions Answered Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris O'Meara/AP Chris O'Meara/AP With the U.S. in the grips of a frightening surge of coronavirus cases, many parents are understandably eager to know when the COVID-19 vaccine will finally be available for children under 12. In the clinical trial for the Pfizer …

Regeneron: Covid-19 antibody treatments work, but they’re ‘not the path out of this pandemic’
3 years, 4 months ago

Regeneron: Covid-19 antibody treatments work, but they’re ‘not the path out of this pandemic’

CNN  

CNN — When Texas Gov. Monoclonal antibodies such as those made by Regeneron and GlaxoSmithKline won’t work for every Covid-19 patient; mAbs, as they are known, are only available for people age 12 and older and who aren’t hospitalized or severely ill. Regeneron’s therapy can also be used for some people who know they were exposed to the virus,but don’t …

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies remain stable, even increase 7 months after infection: Study
3 years, 5 months ago

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies remain stable, even increase 7 months after infection: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Barcelona: According to a recent study in a cohort of healthcare workers, the levels of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein remained stable, or even increased, seven months after the infection. The results, published in the journal 'Nature Communications', also supported the idea that pre-existing antibodies against common cold coronaviruses could protect against COVID-19. With this goal in mind, the …

If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus ‘will find you, it will infect you,’ expert says
3 years, 5 months ago

If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus ‘will find you, it will infect you,’ expert says

CNN  

CNN — If you’re not protected against Covid-19, the virus will likely infect you, one expert told CNN on Wednesday. “If that’s not enough to motivate people to get vaccinated,” he added, “then the only other things I think we have are the mandates that say, ‘If you’re going to work here or go here … you have to get …

Patients unable to produce Covid antibodies supported by new drug
3 years, 5 months ago

Patients unable to produce Covid antibodies supported by new drug

NL Times  

The Erasmus Medical Center has begun using the drug REGEN-Cov to treat patients with Covid-19 who have a reduced ability to produce antibodies themselves. “You are buying time for patients to make their own antibodies”, said Bart Rijnders, an internist and infectious diseases specialist at the hospital. “In patients who will never produce their own antibodies, it helps the other …

Covid-19 Antibodies Last at Least Nine Months After Infection, Study Finds
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 Antibodies Last at Least Nine Months After Infection, Study Finds

News 18  

Antibody levels remain high nine months after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, according to a study published on Monday that analysed data from an entire Italian town. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that 98.8 per cent of people infected in February and March showed detectable levels of antibodies in …

Covid-19 antibody test not to be used to evaluate immunity, says doctor
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 antibody test not to be used to evaluate immunity, says doctor

Hindustan Times  

Amid the rising cases of Delta and Delta mutations of the coronavirus, the Hindustan Times spoke to Dr Ravi Shekhar Jha of Fortis Escorts hospital in Faridabad, National Capital Region, to talk about the antibodies test and how one can analyse the results by themselves. A positive antibody test result can be used to help identify people who may have …

Chinese Covid Vaccine Found Safe, Effective in Children, Adolescents: Lancet Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Chinese Covid Vaccine Found Safe, Effective in Children, Adolescents: Lancet Study

News 18  

Two doses of the China-made Covid-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, are safe and produce a strong antibody response among children and adolescents aged 3-17 years, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The phase 1/2 trial on 550 young people found that over 96 per cent of children and adolescents who received two doses of the vaccine, manufactured …

Recovered COVID-19 patients may only need one shot of mRNA vaccines to be protected from virus
3 years, 6 months ago

Recovered COVID-19 patients may only need one shot of mRNA vaccines to be protected from virus

Daily Mail  

People who have recovered from COVID-19 may only need one shot of the vaccine, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles found that people who had been previously infected with the virus had sufficient immune responses to combat COVID-19 after only receiving one shot of a two-dose vaccine. Researchers from UCLA found that people who …

Dual-antibody therapy effective against Covid-19 variants, finds animal study
3 years, 6 months ago

Dual-antibody therapy effective against Covid-19 variants, finds animal study

India Today  

Covid-19 therapies made from a cocktail of two types of antibodies were found to be effective against a wide range of variants of the coronavirus in a study on mice and hamsters, scientists say. The researchers tested single and combination antibody therapies authorised for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration, or that are in late-stage clinical trials, against …

Covid-19 cases are falling, but experts say kids should still get a vaccine when they can. Here’s why
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 cases are falling, but experts say kids should still get a vaccine when they can. Here’s why

CNN  

CNN — As a pediatric infectious disease specialist, Dr. Amy Edwards has fielded a lot of questions from worried parents during the pandemic. “The truth of the matter is, kids wouldn’t have to get vaccinated if all the adults would,” said Edwards, who is the associate medical director of Pediatric Infection Control at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in …

Unique Antibody Produced During Common Cold Reacts to Covid-19 Infection, Study Reveals
3 years, 7 months ago

Unique Antibody Produced During Common Cold Reacts to Covid-19 Infection, Study Reveals

News 18  

US researchers have identified that a special type of antibody is produced in patients who’ve had Covid-19 as well as common colds, an advance that may be the starting point for broader-acting vaccines. The study, by a team from the Scripps Research Institute, found that the cross-reactive antibody is produced by a memory B cell — an essential part of …

COVID19: Antibody from common cold reacts to infection, says researchers
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID19: Antibody from common cold reacts to infection, says researchers

India TV News  

US researchers have identified that a special type of antibody is produced in patients who've had Covid-19 as well as common colds, an advance that may be the starting point for broader-acting vaccines. The study, by a team from the Scripps Research Institute, found that the cross-reactive antibody is produced by a memory B cell -- an essential part of …

Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?
3 years, 7 months ago

Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?

India TV News  

When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidelines about mask-wearing on May 13, 2021, plenty of Americans were left a little confused. Vaccines don’t always prevent infection Researchers had hoped to design safe COVID-19 vaccines that would prevent at least half of the people vaccinated from getting COVID-19 symptoms. Since that’s where SARS-CoV-2 makes its entry, …

Body produces antibodies against COVID-19 for months even after a mild infection: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Body produces antibodies against COVID-19 for months even after a mild infection: Study

Firstpost  

In the bone marrow, these cells continually secrete low levels of antibodies into the bloodstream to help guard against the virus. It’s normal for antibody levels to go down after acute infection, but they don’t go down to zero; they plateau.” The researchers found antibody-producing cells in people 11 months after first symptoms. In the bone marrow, these cells continually …

Can children get long COVID?
3 years, 7 months ago

Can children get long COVID?

Al Jazeera  

Children have been largely overlooked during the COVID-19 pandemic; thankfully the majority of them get mild or even no symptoms if they catch the virus. However, over time there has been a growing body of evidence that suggests that a proportion of children may develop long COVID, whether or not they had any symptoms when they actually contracted the virus. …

Majority of parents in favor of Covid-19 vaccine for their child
3 years, 7 months ago

Majority of parents in favor of Covid-19 vaccine for their child

NL Times  

More than half of parents in the Netherlands would like to have their child receive a vaccine against Covid-19 as soon as it is possible. This was shown in a study by Hart van Nederland amongst three thousand people where 59 percent said they would support a coronavirus vaccination for their offspring. According to the study, 34 percent of respondents …

CDC says it’s OK to get a Covid-19 vaccine alongside other vaccines
3 years, 7 months ago

CDC says it’s OK to get a Covid-19 vaccine alongside other vaccines

CNN  

CNN — A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert said Wednesday that it’s OK to give the coronavirus vaccine alongside other vaccinations, a major boon for children and teenagers behind on their regular inoculations. “Extensive experience with non-Covid-19 vaccines has demonstrated that immunogenicity,” or the ability of a vaccine to provoke an immune response, “and adverse event profiles …

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts protection in previously infected: study
3 years, 8 months ago

Single COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts protection in previously infected: study

The Hindu  

A single dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts protection against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variants, but only in those previously infected with the disease, according to a study. They found that people who had previously had mild or asymptomatic infection had significantly enhanced protection against the Kent and South Africa variants, after a single dose of the mRNA vaccine. "Our findings show that …

Second wave of Covid-19 has stronger infection among children: Do kids need vaccines?
3 years, 9 months ago

Second wave of Covid-19 has stronger infection among children: Do kids need vaccines?

India Today  

As India faces a second wave of coronavirus, children have now begun showing mild to moderate symptoms of Covid-19. "Such paediatric cases are double than what was seen last year," said Dr Shyam Kukreja, senior director and consultant pediatrician at Max Hospital. "Symptoms range from sore throat, weakness, fatigue, exhaustion and headache among children," Dr Kukreja said. It was being …

Most kids with serious inflammatory illness had mild COVID
3 years, 9 months ago

Most kids with serious inflammatory illness had mild COVID

Associated Press  

Most children with a serious inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus had initial COVID-19 infections with no symptoms or only mild ones, new U.S. research shows. The unusual post-infection condition tends to be milder in kids who were sicker with COVID-19, although more than half of affected youngsters received intensive hospital care, according to an analysis by the federal Centers …

Coronavirus variants from Brazil, South Africa are less susceptible to antibodies, says study
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus variants from Brazil, South Africa are less susceptible to antibodies, says study

India TV News  

Variant forms of the novel coronavirus which were first reported in South Africa and Brazil are less efficiently inhibited by antibodies from recovered patients and vaccinated individuals, a new study confirms. "This is worrisome because the rapid spread of variants that might not be efficiently inhibited by antibodies could undermine our current vaccination strategy," said Stefan Pohlmann, a co-author of …

Brazil, South African Covid variants less susceptible to antibodies, confirms study
3 years, 9 months ago

Brazil, South African Covid variants less susceptible to antibodies, confirms study

India Today  

Variant forms of the novel coronavirus which were first reported in South Africa and Brazil are less efficiently inhibited by antibodies from recovered patients and vaccinated individuals, a new study has confirmed. "This is worrisome because the rapid spread of variants that might not be efficiently inhibited by antibodies could undermine our current vaccination strategy," said Stefan Pohlmann, a co-author …

Covid-19 Vaccine-induced Antibodies Less Effective Against Some Coronavirus Variants: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Vaccine-induced Antibodies Less Effective Against Some Coronavirus Variants: Study

News 18  

Antibodies raised by some COVID-19 vaccines are less effective at neutralising new, circulating variants of the novel coronavirus such as the ones first reported in the UK, South Africa and Brazil, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Cell, noted that the neutralising antibodies induced by the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were less effective against …

Covid-19 antibodies may protect against reinfection later, study suggests
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 antibodies may protect against reinfection later, study suggests

CNN  

CNN — There’s new evidence that connects testing positive for Covid-19 antibodies from a prior infection with a significantly lower risk of becoming infected again in the future. A study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Wednesday, found that people who tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies were at a decreased risk of coronavirus infection compared with those who …

COVID-19 vaccines may be tweaked if emerging coronavirus variants worsen, spread
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines may be tweaked if emerging coronavirus variants worsen, spread

Firstpost  

The WHO and FDA are looking to the global flu vaccine system to make decisions around the COVID-19 shots. But studies are raising concern that first-generation COVID-19 vaccines don’t work as well against a mutant that first emerged in South Africa as they do against other versions circulating around the world. “This is a moving target right now.” Flu offers …

Can you still transmit Covid-19 after vaccination?
3 years, 11 months ago

Can you still transmit Covid-19 after vaccination?

BBC  

Can you still transmit Covid-19 after vaccination? Getty Images There's no evidence that any of the current Covid-19 vaccines can completely stop people from being infected – and this has implications for our prospects of achieving herd immunity. Getty Images Israel had already vaccinated more than half of its citizens by the end of January, making it a useful place …

South African coronavirus variant may escape antibodies, cause reinfection, say scientists
3 years, 11 months ago

South African coronavirus variant may escape antibodies, cause reinfection, say scientists

The Hindu  

A lineage of the novel coronavirus, first reported to have emerged in South Africa, escapes neutralisation by antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients, says a new study which raises questions on the possibility of reinfection by this strain. "Here we show that the 501Y.V2 lineage, that contains nine spike mutations, and rapidly emerged in South Africa during the second half of …

COVID-19 Infection Gives Some Immunity For At Least Five Months, UK Study Finds
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 Infection Gives Some Immunity For At Least Five Months, UK Study Finds

News 18  

People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months but there is evidence that those with antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a UK study of healthcare workers has found. Preliminary findings by scientists at Public Health England showed that reinfections in people who have COVID-19 …

COVID infection gives some immunity for 5 months: UK study
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID infection gives some immunity for 5 months: UK study

Al Jazeera  

Experts caution that findings mean people who contracted the disease in the first wave may now be vulnerable to catching it again. People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to it for at least five months but there is evidence that those with antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a UK …

Coronavirus | Why people with prior infection still need COVID-19 vaccination
4 years ago

Coronavirus | Why people with prior infection still need COVID-19 vaccination

The Hindu  

As on January 1, nearly 10.3 million SARS-CoV-2 cases have been reported in India, and in all about 50% of people in large urban cities and about 30% of those across India would have already been infected. “A small minority of those with even symptomatic infection do not end up making high levels of antibodies, and another small minority of …

Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?
4 years ago

Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?

Associated Press  

Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? A coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has caused alarm because of the possibility that it might sp Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said data coming from Britain indicates the vaccines still will block the virus. But if a virus mutates significantly enough, one worry is that …

Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection
4 years ago

Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

India TV News  

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer. on the order of the same kind of protection you’d get from an effective vaccine,” of getting the …

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