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Canadian-led study to examine antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients as treatment for others

from Global News

Canadian-led study to examine antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients as treatment for others Global News A new multi-centre study, led by Canadian researchers, will look at whether blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 can help current patients fight off the illness. Among the centres involved is Lawson Health Research Institute in London, ON. In a release, researchers explain that when a person is infected with a virus, the immune system produces protein antibodies specific to that virus to “help the body fight the infection.” The antibodies stick around after a person has recovered to provide “a degree of long-term immunity.” READ MORE

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