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An antiviral pill to treat COVID and reduce the risk of hospitalization and death in high-risk groups could be around the corner. Here’s why immunocompromised people have the most to gain.

Immunocompromised people tend not to gain the same protection from the COVID-19 vaccine as those with fully functioning immune systems. As a result, navigating the pandemic has been much more challenging for them. Meet one scientist studying this population and figuring out ways to help.

COVID-19 patients develop a certain level of immunity after battling the virus, but new studies find it may not last long.

Coronavirus antibodies may provide protection against reinfections even if they wane over time, according to experts, who say people shouldn’t be alarmed by recent studies that had seemingly contradictory results, NBC News reports. Antibodies and other immune responses have been a major focus of coronavirus research because there are important implications for how long people could be protected before...

U.S. regulators have ended one of Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody trials early after data suggested the drug was “unlikely to help” coronavirus patients recover.

President Donald Trump posted a video on social media Wednesday, addressing his recovery from COVID-19. The video contained some confusing or inaccurate claims, including mixing up the antibody treatment he was given with the name of the company that produces it and misstating when he was released from the hospital.

Scientists are reporting that the antibodies people make to fight the new coronavirus do not fade quickly.

Actor Nicholas Braun, who plays fan favorite Cousin Greg on HBO’s “Succession,” has created a song for the age of COVID.

After experiencing COVID-19 symptoms for several months, Alyssa Milano is giving a candid update on her health and speaking out about her frustrating experience with testing.

A study released by UCLA researchers shows that antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19 fall sharply during the first three months and decrease by roughly half every 36 days on average in people who have had mild cases of coronavirus. Researchers believe the antibodies would disappear within roughly a year if sustained at that rate. The study, published in…

World Health Organization officials said Monday that patients who recover from COVID-19 may be able to get the coronavirus again, adding that studies suggest their immunity may wane after a few months.  Emphasizing that scientists don’t yet have a complete answer, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, said patients “do mount some level...

Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson were diagnosed with the coronavirus in March, but he recently told NBC News’ Lester Holt that they’re not completely out of the woods. Since getting sick, the actor has recovered to the point that he’s done interviews about the pandemic, delivered a virtual commencement address and even hosted a remote edition of “Saturday Night Live.” Still, he could be at risk...

Weeks after he was hospitalized with what his doctors assumed was the coronavirus, NBC News contributor and virologist Dr. Joseph Fair, Ph.D., M.P.H., said his recent antibody test has come back negative. He said his earlier illness “remains an undiagnosed mystery” in a tweet on Tuesday. “Symptomatically, yes, I thought I had COVID,” Fair told TODAY. “When I got the antibody...

Stockholders of a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the company’s leaders used “false and misleading” claims that it had developed a “cure” for COVID-19, causing them to lose money.

Dr. Bob Lahita, professor of medicine at New York Medical College, says that doctors are worried that the ongoing protests are going to cause another spike in COVID-19 cases if demonstrators aren’t careful. He also discusses the importance of antibody tests.

Patrick Healy reported on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

A major breakthrough to find a solution to the Coronavirus pandemic comes from a laboratory in San Diego.

Dylan Dreyer revealed on TODAY that she has tested positive for the presence of COVID-19 antibodies, which led to questions of what exactly that means for her going forward during the coronavirus pandemic. The co-host and meteorologist spoke with Dr. Kavita Patel on the 3rd hour of TODAY about whether she now has immunity from getting the virus and what it...

Antibody tests for COVID-19 have been like the “wild, wild west” according to several pathologists and a former FDA commissioner.

Despite differing symptoms, ranging from pneumonia to nothing at all, a San Carlos family now believes they were all infected with COVID-19. The Minjares family of San Carlos recently received positive antibody results from Kahala Biosciences, an Irvine company testing and researching COVID-19 antibodies for companies with front line workers. Mike Minjares, 52, who tested positive for COVID-19 last month,…