Science and Technology Daily, Beijing, November 1 (Reporter Liu Xia ) British scientists published a paper in the latest issue of "Nature Microbiology" and pointed out that their latest research found that antibodies still exist in the body after 10 months of infection with the new coronavirus
Liu Xia In the study, they observed the antibody status of 38 patients and medical staff in St.
The researchers explained that antibodies prevent the virus from infecting cells by binding to the new coronavirus, thereby helping to fight the new coronavirus
The study, led by Dr.
The results of the study show that although the antibodies produced by the specific mutant strain of the new coronavirus can produce a strong immune response to the mutant strain, it is less effective in dealing with other different mutant strains
The antibody binds to the spike protein on the new coronavirus, which is the key to the virus entering and infecting human cells
The emergence of new mutations of the new coronavirus has caused people to worry about whether vaccines developed against the original strains of the new coronavirus can effectively combat the new mutations, and whether new vaccines should be designed for these new mutant strains
The research results also show that the vaccines currently designed by scientists against the original strains of the new coronavirus provide the best protection against all variant strains and are used in vaccination programs
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