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This ‘super antibody’ for COVID fights off multiple coronaviruses

An newly identified immune molecule raises hopes for a vaccine against a range of viruses related to SARS-CoV-2.
  1. Diana Kwon
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Scientists have uncovered an antibody that can fight off not only a wide range of SARS-CoV-2 variants, but also closely related coronaviruses1. The discovery could aid the quest to develop broad-ranging treatments and vaccines.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01917-9

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  • Correction 15 July 2021: An earlier version of this article stated incorrectly that all of the antibodies in the research were from people who had recovered from COVID-19.

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  1. Starr, T. N. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03807-6 (2021)

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