I thought the last couple of days and think that if we know the source of coronavirus then it will help in one or another way. Suppose / for example, if the virus came from snake or mouse then there is an antibody that exists in these species. There are experts (the UK found a vaccine which is in test) and there is lot of publications on this virus but I think if they could think in this way then this matter could be solved quickly. What do you think all?
Would you really like to receive serum from pangolins?
I would prefer serum from reconvalescent humans. But of course an active vaccination, be it a dead or attenuated vaccine or a mRNA vaccine is preferable.
It's a good thought, but we do not know if the original animals species has protective antibodies or if their immune systems are just better able to control infection. We also do not know if their antibodies will work in humans. Also, the virus had to mutate to to be able to infect humans, so the antibodies might not work.
I also forgot to mention, antibodies are for passive immunization (which does not result in long term protection), post-exposure prophylaxis, or possibly a treatment.
Would you really like to receive serum from pangolins?
I would prefer serum from reconvalescent humans. But of course an active vaccination, be it a dead or attenuated vaccine or a mRNA vaccine is preferable.
@Subiir Nandy: "....if they could think in this way then this matter could be solved quickly." This matter will not be solved quickly.
I hope someone, somewhere could solve this.... it looks very severe... Jennifer and Christian and all, thank you for your comments....
Could this work? Here’s a method we might investigate, that might immunize people until we have the vaccine. 1) Collect blood from those who have recovered, and extract and stockpile their COVID-19 antibodies. 2) Administer the Coronavirus itself to patients we wish to immunize 3) Allow the virus to develop to a certain point within the patient, and: 4) Then administer the stockpiled serum to quickly cure them. 5) The patient recovers, and has developed their own immunity Thus, we ‘hack’ the virus, by activating the patient’s immunize system to develop the antibodies, and quickly cure them with antibodies stockpiled from recovered patients. If this process is feasible, we could use it as a bridge to protect our most vulnerable until we have a working vaccine. Could this work? Why or why not?
Vaccine for COVID-19 is not yet invented..
Still Research going on from many renounced Scientists across the globe such as USA, UK, India, Israel, Japan and China....
Hopefully may get by April end or may month
Research is underway. I see you are now thinking the horse-human vaccine way. But so many considerations are to be made. According to the information i stumbled upon, this is one reason why the vaccine might take a little longer
Please have a look at the following links.
http://www.anmm.org.mx/descargas/nejmpvaccines2020.pdf
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/368/6486/14.full.pdf
Until now, no one can predict but the scientists around the world are trying their best, and therefore, the researches are underway. But let us pray about it. Thanks.
WHO is sending a team to China to research "how the virus started"
From CNN's Amanda Watts
June 29, CNN
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