Clone antibodies or identical antibodies are now rising in numbers as more and more people get vaccinated and recover from the deadly COVID-19 virus. Experts claimed most of those who were healed from the novel coronavirus and those who received vaccine jabs produce similar antibody-generating white blood cells.
At first look, this might seem a good thing during the pandemic since the main goal of the COVID-19 vaccine is to trigger the human body to produce more antibodies that could neutralize or prevent the virus strains from creating serious symptoms.
However, a new study claimed that the rising clone anti-coronavirus cells could lead to more variants. These new strains could be even more infectious and deadly compared to Delta and Lambda.
The new research explained how the rising identical antibodies could allow COVID-19 to mutate and easily create new strains.
Clone Antibodies Could Lead To New Variants?
According to Medical XPress' latest report, several vaccines are efficient against Delta and other new COVID-19 variants continuously spreading across the globe.
Health workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) handle a coronavirus test at a drive-thru testing station at Cummings Park on March 23, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. Availability of protective clothing for medical workers has become a major issue as COVID-19 cases surge throughout the United States. The Stamford site is run by Murphy Medical Associates.
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However, in a new study titled "Convergent antibody responses to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in convalescentand vaccinated individuals," published in the journal Cell Reports, experts shared their findings to explain why identical antibody cells are alarming.
"We were surprised to discover that there are so many shared antibodies between individuals after SARS-CoV-2 infection, but that is a good sign," said James Crowe Jr., M.D., director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center.
Crowe, who is also one of the corresponding authors of the new COVID-19 study, added that clone COVID-19 antibodies are quite efficient against new strains.
However, they also discovered that since these cells have identical structures, they would only focus on the current S protein of Delta and other existing variants.
They added that COVID-19 could be pressured to make a selective mutation to bypass these cells' protections once identical antibodies increase.
In other news, FDA is now considering allowing 3rd COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for immunocompromised people.
COVID-19 Could Become a Childhood Disease?
National Herald reported that in a few years, the current COVID-19 would just be a childhood disease. Experts claimed that they found similar shift patterns in various coronavirus strains, as well as influenza viruses.
They added that once adults produce long-lasting immunity because of their prior infections, children would have the highest rates of infection.
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