(Press-News.org) DURHAM, N.C. - In the fight against viruses, antibodies have the potential to either block infection or enable infection and make the disease worse, leading to concern about their use as a therapy for COVID-19.
In a study published in the journal END
Antibody disease enhancement of COVID-19 does not appear to occur in animal models
The finding in animals is important for vaccine development and therapies using COVID antibodies
2021-06-21
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