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Re:'Finally, a virus got me’: Scientist who fought Ebola and... by adventured on Saturday May 09, 2020 @03:57PM (#23127812)
This is interesting and I wonder if we could use it on our most vulnerable until a vaccine is ready (part of focusing on cutting the mortality rate further):

"Sorrento Therapeutics and Mount Sinai Health System in New York City have joined forces to develop an antibody cocktail they hope will shield against Covid-19 infection for up to two months. The treatment, called COVI-SHIELD, is designed to be administered as often as necessary, with each dose expected to provide antiviral protection for health care and other essential workers."

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/08/sorrento-therapeutics-mount-...

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Re:'Finally, a virus got me’: Scientist who fought Ebola and... by vikramkr on Saturday May 09, 2020 @05:35PM (#23128486)
Theres a risk of antibody dependent enhancement (antibodies backfire and lead to worse disease) with coronavirus antibody cocktails based on what we know about SARS. There are efforts to develop monoclonal antibodies that are selected to avoid ADE if that turns out to be a problem, so maybe a passive vaccine like that could be viable
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