Duterte says likely to lift LuzonLockdown if PH gets antibody treatment vs COVID19
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte late Monday said that he is likely to lift the lockdown in Luzon if the country can get an antibody treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 .
“Kung meron na ‘yan, tapos makita ko na ginagamit ng tao, ili-lift ko. Tutal kung magkasakit kayo, may antibodies naman tayo mabili. Ngayon kung wala ka mabili, problema mo na ‘yan kasi tapos na yung lockdown,” Duterte said. Dr. Jonas Del Rosario, PGH spokesperson, told ABS-CBN News that convalescent plasma therapy has long been used during epidemics as a way to bring in antibodies from recovered patients to those still battling the disease.
“You are essentially giving the new victim's immune system a boost of antibodies to hopefully get them through the very difficult phase,” Dr. Mike Ryan, head of WHO's health emergencies program, said in February. At least a dozen other drugmakers are currently working on vaccines, antivirals and other treatments to help those infected with the fast-spreading virus, with some antivirals already being used in trials.
Drug developer Moderna Inc, which dosed its first patient with its experimental vaccine, has made the most headway among companies engaged in coronavirus vaccine development efforts.Duterte on Monday reminded the public to stay at home while waiting for an antibody treatment to be readily available in the market.
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