“RAT Negative, PCR Positive” : Two Interpretations

“Antigen Negative, PCR positive.” What does it mean ? interpretations at the end Our knowledge till date: Corona viruses are the simplest and most ancient living things (?) on this earth. They just have a single strand of RNA inside their outer shell. This single RNA strand codes for all the living thing about it:Continue reading ““RAT Negative, PCR Positive” : Two Interpretations”

Covid-19 Monoclonal Antibodies- Comparison

( Dec 2021) Bamlanivimab (LY-Co555) & Etesevimab (LY-CoV016) ELI LILY(Pediatrics and NB) Outpatient treatment,Post-exposure prophylaxisEffective against Delta variant Casirivimab (REGN10933) & Imdevimab (REGN10987) REGENERON(≥12 y and ≥40 kg) Outpatient treatment,Post-exposure prophylaxisEffective against Delta variant Sotrovimab (VIR-7831 ) GSK(≥12 y and ≥40 kg)  Outpatient treatment,Post-exposure prophylaxisEffective against Omicron variant Tixagevimab (AZD8895) & Cilgavimab (AZD1061) (AZD7442) (Evusheld) Continue reading “Covid-19 Monoclonal Antibodies- Comparison”

My Omicron Note: 20.12.21

Our defence against the virus should be multi layered. We must realise that no single layer gives us 100% protection. However, together they join hands to protect us from this pervasive virus. IAN M MACKAY November 11, 2021: Detected in Botswana November 14, 2021: Detected in South Africa  November 26, 2021: WHO classified it asContinue reading “My Omicron Note: 20.12.21”

The Vaccine hunters -1

The Summer of 2020 ( This is the beautiful story of the doctor couple Ugur-Tureci who took 14 years penance in oblivion to bring the first Covid-19 Vaccine. In this fiction, I have kept the immunology facts authentic. ) R.K.Mahapatra It had been an unusually quiet summer. The 5000 acres of the Frankfurt airport, theContinue reading “The Vaccine hunters -1”