Natasha  đź‡Şđź‡şFeb 20

NewScientist: "Antibodies harvested from the blood of paediatricians are up to 25 times better at protecting against the common respiratory infection RSV than existing antibody therapies, and are now being developed as preventative treatments"

This is both so logical and yet absurdly like a science fiction story ...

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516079-paediatricians-blood-used-to-make-new-treatments-for-rsv-and-colds/

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Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds

Antibodies harvested from the blood of paediatricians are up to 25 times better at protecting against the common respiratory infection RSV than existing antibody therapies, and are now being developed as preventative treatments

New Scientist
Show threadE. C. BigribsFeb 21
@Natasha_Jay This feels like that nutty Thomas Jefferson quote. Tree of liberty something something blood of pediatricians.
Show threadDarren
@eedly @Natasha_Jay my kids day care center used to has what we called „disease of the week“ (DOTW) notices on the door as you left , just above the door as you left. Templated. „you might have bee exposed to <insert disease>. We have an outbreak at the daycare center. Symptoms include …“. you’d go back to car, wipe hands and search for symptoms of fifth diseases or hand foot and mouth. etc.
Feb 21 at 5:44pmWeb