British scientists in the United Kingdom are experimenting with a new antibody treatment that can give people immediate immunity after exposure to the Corona virus and prevent disease, and the drug will provide immediate and long-term protection for patients when it is too late to introduce a vaccine, and it is likely to save thousands of lives, according to what I published British newspaper “Daily Mail”.
The newspaper stated that the new treatment can be offered as an emergency treatment for patients in hospital, residents of care homes and university students to help limit the spread of the virus, and people who live with someone who has contracted Covid 19 or were exposed to it can be injected with medicine to prevent them from getting infected, even if they do not have a vaccine for the virus Corona.
British scientists from University College London hospitals have already injected ten people with the drug as part of a new experiment called Storm ChaserWith the aim of trying the new treatment on 1,125 people worldwide.
Scientists hope that the treatment will protect against corona for a period of six months to a year.
The scientists have also started a second clinical trial called Provent , To check the use of the antibody for people who may not benefit from vaccines, such as patients with weakened immune systems, or those at increased risk of developing Corona infection due to factors such as age and current conditions.
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In the first experiment, an antibody, known as AZD7442, By the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca , Who also created a vaccine with the University of Oxford awaiting approval for use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Meanwhile, the elderly and those in long-term care, as well as people with conditions such as cancer and HIV, will be recruited to participate in the Provent trial.
Professor Stephen Powies, National Medical Director at the Public Health Authority said NHS In England: “The contribution NHS Continuing to lead the global effort to combat Corona is wonderful. “
Dr Catherine Hollihan, a virologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who is leading the trial Storm Chaser: “We know that this antibody combination can neutralize the virus, so we hope to find that giving this treatment by injection can lead to immediate protection against the development of corona in people who have been exposed – when it is too late to introduce a vaccine.”
“We want to reassure anyone that a vaccine might not work for them even though we can offer an alternative with the same protection,” said Dr. Nikki Longley, an infectious disease consultant at the University of California, Los Angeles, who leads the University’s department at Provent.
Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia and an expert on infectious diseases, said the new treatment is in a trial Storm Chaser It could save thousands of lives.
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