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Could antibodies from patients who acquired sars or mers be used against covid-19?
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None available : There are no approved drugs for Any of these conditions.
Answered 5/14/2020
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COVID 19: At this point, there is still a lot that we don't know about antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2. Virus specific antibodies develop with all three of those infections. Currently, we don't have evidence that SARS or MERS antibodies would be protective against COVID -19.
Answered 5/14/2020
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