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<blockquote>The presence of coronavirus '''antibodies''' suggests someone has had the infection in the past or has been vaccinated. It takes between two and three weeks after infection or vaccination for the body to make enough antibodies to fight the virus. </blockquote><small>Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-vaccine-passport-nhs-cases-deaths-today/</small> | <blockquote>The presence of coronavirus '''antibodies''' suggests someone has had the infection in the past or has been vaccinated. It takes between two and three weeks after infection or vaccination for the body to make enough '''antibodies''' to fight the virus. </blockquote><small>Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-vaccine-passport-nhs-cases-deaths-today/</small> | ||
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* antibody treatment | * antibody treatment | ||
* antibody response | * antibody response | ||
* produce antibodies | * to produce antibodies | ||
* neutralise antibodies | * to neutralise antibodies | ||
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Revision as of 11:51, 25 January 2022
Press
Variants and synonyms
- antigen
Description
Antibodies are made by the immune system in response to falling ill or being vaccinated. Their presence in blood generally means someone has some at least some protection against a disease and won't fall ill.
Examples
The presence of coronavirus antibodies suggests someone has had the infection in the past or has been vaccinated. It takes between two and three weeks after infection or vaccination for the body to make enough antibodies to fight the virus.
Collocations
- antibody level
- antibody treatment
- antibody response
- to produce antibodies
- to neutralise antibodies
Keyness
- antibody: 229
- antigen: 378
Note
In the press corpus the lemma mostly occurs in the plural form, i.e. antibodies.