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20 November, 2020
1,000 children from Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, known as ‘COVID Warriors’ have had their levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies measured during the first wave of the pandemic and repeated again two months after initial recruitment.
The study is led by Dr Tom Waterfield from the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, in partnership with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland.
The aim of the study, which began in May and is ongoing, is to assess the number of children who have had COVID-19, the symptomatology of infection and the kinetics of the antibody response in children.
£453,000 grant awarded to boost research and development for COVID-19 antibodies
Dec 14 2020
Fusion Antibodies, pre-clinical antibody discovery, engineering and supply experts, and Queen’s University Belfast, leader in innovation and impact, have been awarded a £453,000 grant from Invest Northern Ireland to further expand their COVID-19 targeted research and development efforts. Within the framework of their Northern Ireland Coronavirus Antibody Development Alliance (NICADA), the two organisations will use the funds to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies with validated anti-infective properties against COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted rising demand for select antibodies, specifically engineered to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus, while also facilitating diagnostic testing. Since the early stages of the pandemic, Fusion Antibodies has been committed to discovering new therapeutic and diagnostic approaches to help in the fight agai
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Asked about the comments, the DUP urged everyone to take the vaccine.
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Mid and East Antrim councillor John Carson said on Facebook he would definitely not take the treatment.
And in a Stormont press conference on Thursday, First Minister Arlene Foster would not be drawn on whether the councillor would face internal disciplinary procedures but said his comments were wrong . The position I have and that the party has is this vaccine is safe and people should take it.
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