Dealing with the Social Isolation of the Covid-19 Pandemic
"Sana has been in social isolation for 3 days and she's losing her mind. She wants to go outside, but she can't. Plus, the news keeps reporting scary things. Sana is scared and anxious".
A llama has made news by being the source of antibodies (immune proteins) that were combined and engineered to produce another antibody that seems promising as a COVID-19 vaccine candidate. But, not so fast! The new antibody must undergo testing in other animals before it can be tested in humans to see if it works and is safe. This means it is still a long way from being useful to prevent COVID in humans.
There are many vaccine candidates in different stages of research all over the world and we can only hope that one of them eventually makes the cut. Such a breakthrough will not be a day too soon.
Read original article at https://news.utexas.edu/2020/04/29/antibodies-from-llamas-could-help-in-fight-against-covid-19/
