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No antigens? Even better, you may have T-cells that remember Corona

No antigens? Even better, you may have T-cells that remember Corona

Tatiana Prophet
Covid-19

'It looks increasingly like T cells might be a secret source of immunity to Covid-19.'

@back2facts wire

The BBC reports that some people may be immune to Covid-19 even if they get back a negative antigen test. According to their article from July 19, 2020:”Several studies have shown that people infected with Covid-19 tend to have T cells that can target the virus, regardless of whether they have experienced symptoms. So far, so normal. But scientists have also recently discovered that some people can test negative for antibodies against Covid-19 and positive for T cells that can identify the virus. This has led to suspicions that some level of immunity against the disease might be twice as common as was previously thought.

Covid-19: Randomized trials well under way for hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir

Covid-19: Randomized trials well under way for hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir

Tatiana Prophet
Health

NYU Langone began trial April 1
South Dakota announced study April 13
Both will involve 2,000 patients
With a controlled placebo

Photo: The Sanford USD Medical Center, a sprawling complex in Sioux Falls.

By Tatiana Prophet

SIOUX FALLS — Gov. Kristy Noem announced Monday that the state was “going on the offense” and would be partnering with Sanford Health in a randomized, placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness of anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. Doctors have been using the drug across the country on a compassionate basis while the FDA weighs approval.