Mounting efforts to make a vaccine to defend against a nasty, widespread bug likely just got tougher, with a Kiwi-led discovery challenging a long-held.
Blood survey suggests eight previously undiagnosed cases in NZ
Blood survey suggests eight previously undiagnosed cases in NZ
Scientists have analysed nearly 10,000 blood samples to suggest there s been extremely few undetected cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
The study, just released online ahead of peer review, has also offered a useful new baseline for the coming mass roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine.
To build a snapshot of undetected spread around the country, the scientists searched for specific antibodies among some 9806 samples collected from New Zealand Blood Service donors aged between 16 and 88.
Antibodies play a critical role in the immune system s fight against pathogens like the coronavirus.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Blood survey suggests eight previously undiagnosed cases in NZ
21 Apr, 2021 10:45 PM
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The cleaner who tested positive for Covid-19 worked on both Green and Red zone planes on the same day. Video / Mark Mitchell
The cleaner who tested positive for Covid-19 worked on both Green and Red zone planes on the same day. Video / Mark Mitchell
Scientists have analysed nearly 10,000 blood samples to suggest there s been extremely few undetected cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
The study, just released online ahead of peer review, has also offered a useful new baseline for the coming mass roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Blood survey finds eight previously undetected cases in NZ
21 Apr, 2021 10:45 PM
4 minutes to read
The cleaner who tested positive for Covid-19 worked on both Green and Red zone planes on the same day. Video / Mark Mitchell
The cleaner who tested positive for Covid-19 worked on both Green and Red zone planes on the same day. Video / Mark Mitchell
Scientists have analysed nearly 10,000 blood samples to suggest there s been extremely few undetected cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
The study, just released online ahead of peer review, has also offered a useful new baseline for the coming mass roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine.
Virus-fighting antibodies linger on in NZ Covid-19 patients
13 Jan, 2021 01:39 AM
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The Moderna jab mRNA-1273 is a messenger RNA vaccine which works by instructing the body s cells to build the coronavirus spike protein . Video / AP
The Moderna jab mRNA-1273 is a messenger RNA vaccine which works by instructing the body s cells to build the coronavirus spike protein . Video / AP
Virus-fighting antibodies have been found in Kiwi Covid-19 patients up to eight months after they were infected - findings that could bode well for the coming vaccine roll-out.
The new research, released ahead of peer-review, could also prove important globally, given the antibodies persisted even when there was no virus circulating in the community.