Posted on 09/06/2021 9:37:30 PM PDT by NoLibZone
It neutralized the coronavirus behind the first SARS outbreak, too.
newly discovered antibody was able to neutralize not only all strains of COVID-19, but other coronaviruses known to cause respiratory infections in humans — a potential silver bullet for a whole class of deadly, flu-like viruses.
Mutant viruses: As viruses spread, they undergo tiny genetic mutations, and when we find a unique version of the virus, we call it a new strain.
Occasionally, new strains appear that can spread more easily, evade the immune system, or cause more severe disease.
Several worrisome strains of COVID-19 have already appeared during the pandemic — including the Delta variant and, more recently, C.1.2 — and we’re sure to encounter more before it’s over.
Antibody drugs: Mutations in the coronavirus’s “spike protein” are particularly troubling. This protein is found on the outside of the virus, and it attaches to “receptor” spots on our cells to break in and destroy them.
Antibodies can bind to the spike to prevent them from attaching to cells, and researchers can turn particularly effective antibodies (discovered in COVID-19 survivors) into drugs, called monoclonal antibodies, to treat people battling infections.
“[The antibody] appears to neutralize all … coronaviruses that cause respiratory infections in mammals.”
JAY NIX The FDA has already authorized three such antibody drugs, but because the spike protein is mutating, the drugs that neutralize today’s strains of COVID-19 might not work on tomorrow’s.
The government has already pulled approval for one such drug, which no longer works against new variants when used by itself.
Targeting all strains of COVID-19: Now, an international research team has discovered a COVID-19 antibody with unprecedented neutralizing power.
“This antibody, which binds to a previously unknown site on the coronavirus spike protein, appears to neutralize all known sarbecoviruses — the genus of coronaviruses that cause respiratory infections in mammals,” researcher Jay Nix of UC Berkeley said in a press release.
“And, due to the unique binding site on [a] mutation-resistant part of the virus, it may well be more difficult for a new strain to escape,” he added.
Looking ahead: So far, the ability of this antibody, dubbed S2H97, to neutralize all strains of COVID-19 has only been tested in the lab — more research is needed to find out how effective it might be at treating people.
Tests in hamsters suggest it might be able to prevent COVID-19 infections, but again, that still needs to be proved in humans.
If the antibody is able to live up to the hype, though, it could be a powerful weapon against all strains of COVID-19 — as well as other deadly coronaviruses like SARS and any future coronavirus pandemics.
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My grandmother used Coumodin. She lived to 92 and it worked well for her.
When I was in college back in the 80's I had a part time job in the university accounting department. We bought loads of Ivermectin for the River Blindness Project. The disease was caused by a parasite and Ivermectin was the new wonder drug for treating it.
Right ON, brother!!
“I think respirators make a bad case worse.“
Amen to that!
The WORST thing one can do is run to a hospital if they start having flu symptoms.
Stay in bed
Rest
Drink your fluids
Chill out; don’t panic
Chances are, if you’re in decent health, you’ll be fine.
Passed out twice.....
Could be he has vasovagal syncope syndrome? When a person can be prone to fainting, at the sight of blood and/or needles.
Hope it is nothing more and that he recovers quickly and completely.
Dr. Robert Malone said in a recent interview in Italy that Pfizer was working on a new formulation of ivermectin.
Amazin’ ain’t it.
Rat poison is OK as medicine but horse de-wormer is verboten.
And, don’t leave out EARLY, proven and effective therapeutics.
Yeah, I know.
I take my MIL to the clinic every month and I fill her pill trays with the right dosage.
I think it sucks.
Thank you.
You mean “rat poison”?
Ping
A working therapy would deny the mRNA vaccines the EUA.Bring Out Your DeadLost and lots of money riding on this being denied approval...
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
The false positive rate was 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Quarantine the sick. Protect the vulnerable. Hang the guilty. Free everyone else.
Erik, I bet your one of those surrender monkeys that are always whining and telling everyone “there is nothing we can do about it”
It may well end up that no accountability whatsoever comes to any of those that you cite but it will not be because some of us tried.
So you go ahead and march to the rear with your white flag and enjoy a warm cup of milk.
Wow.
Stop the virus, end the control. Nope. It’ll be denied.
Please keep us posted.
Only if the producer/ manufacturer / researcher doesn't end up being bought-out by a Big Pharma,
and then they declare the medication unsuccessful in controlling the virus.
The Biden regime has, unfortunately, made me a skeptic to government/commercial ethics.
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