Blood tests to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are an important tool for diagnosing the disease, developing potential treatments, and checking vaccine efficacy.

As vaccines against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus are being rolled out in many nations around the world, the evidence is slowly accumulating that the ...

A look at antibodies in patients soon after they were infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 showed key differences between those whose cases remained mild and those who later developed severe ...

(The Conversation) — Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, were present in the blood of 96.4% of Americans over the age of 16 by September 2022. That’s according to a serosurvey – ...

This summer, hype over coronavirus antibodies peaked. Initially billed as a passport to freedom of movement and freedom to socialize, a less rosy picture has started to emerge. Some reports suggest ...

QUESTION: "I tested positive for the antibody in my blood, can I still get the vaccine while I have the antibody in my system?" - Daniel Smith ANSWER: "Yes you could have the antibody from an ...

Scientists led by Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, Ph.D., the Roy and Elaine Patterson Professor of Medicine and director of the ...

One way messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines provide robust protection against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is by creating memory B cells that can detect the spike protein ...

In the first week of March, more than 20% of blood donations from unvaccinated people had Covid-19 antibodies, according to data shared with CNN by the American Red Cross. Between mid-June 2020 and ...

One of the more surprising symptoms of COVID-19 has been the blood clots that many patients, including younger ones, have experienced with the infection. The clots have in some cases led to dangerous ...