Ministry launches research into immunity against Covid-19

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Ministry launches research into immunity against Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

Dr Kanawat Chantaralawan

 

The Ministry of Public Health is planning to conduct research on immunity against the new coronavirus by inviting those who have recovered from Covid-19 and those who have had close contact with patients to participate.

 

 

“This “Hero Covid-19” project will be funded by Health Systems Research Institute with a budget of Bt3 million,” said Dr Kanawat Chantaralawan, consultant to Deputy Public Health Minister Dr Satit Pitutecha, who is heading the project. “The research aims to study how to build immunity against Covid-19, the period that a patient body requires to build immunity, and how long the immunity will last in the human body.”

 

“To be eligible volunteers for the study, candidates must be over 18 years old and either be a recovered patient or have had close contact with a patient,” he added. “Researchers will draw blood for the study three times: at three months, six months and nine months, while the volunteers’ identity will be kept confidential.

 

“Additional data and statistics required by the study will be supported the Department of Disease Control and the Department of Medical Sciences,” added Kanawat. “The study could help unveil the secret to prevention of Covid-19 in the future.”

 

Interested candidates can join the project at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University on tel 02-256-4132 ext 404 or e-mail: [email protected]

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30390776

 

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[alant]

Better late than never I guess

 

[garygooner]

Must be a recovered patient... Of course.

Or had close contact with a recovered patient....??? 

[Rancid]

The research has been ongoing for covid for a while now, much is now known although little that disputes the fear meme appears in the mainstream media.

 

Taking certain supplements has been shown to work, but no billions to be made from them, hence being ignored. When you see what the virus was and why certain things work, it is all quite obvious. Good luck to the Thais though...

[DrTuner]

How about a random antibody test set, eh? Although the ones from Nov-Dec 2019 won't probably have any left. Latest info seems to be antibodies only linger a few months and not all develop them.

 

Anyway research is good. Not showing full data to the public is not.

[Bkk Brian]

34 minutes ago, Rancid said:

The research has been ongoing for covid for a while now, much is now known although little that disputes the fear meme appears in the mainstream media.

 

Taking certain supplements has been shown to work, but no billions to be made from them, hence being ignored. When you see what the virus was and why certain things work, it is all quite obvious. Good luck to the Thais though...

Supplements and vitamins are a 34 billion dollar a year business. Many megavitamin companies are owned by pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer owns the huge megavitamin company Alacer)

[Redline]

Three million ???? a day late and a dollar short, as they say