On September 19, 2020, a research team led by Professor Takeharu Yamanaka of Yokohama City University School of Medicine collected blood for Japan's first "corona recovery-only antibody test project" for people who have recovered from COVID-9 infection. Start from.
In the "Antibody test project for corona recovery people", blood was collected from people who had recovered from COVID-19 in the past, and "Antibody against the new coronavirus that was produced in the body as an immune reaction of infected people was released 6 months later ( And whether it will remain in the body after a medium- to long-term (1 year later) "," If an antibody remains for a medium- to long-term, is it a "steel shield" that means that it is difficult to re-infect? Investigate "is it a paper shield?"This is the first large-scale study in Japan to simultaneously measure neutralizing antibodies that contribute to the prevention of reinfection in addition to general antibody measurement, and the results obtained in this study are the further spread of domestic antibody test kits. It is useful for the development of vaccines.
The subjects of the antibody test are "people who have been infected with the new coronavirus in the past", "people who have agreed to inquire from the researcher about the diagnosis results and treatment history to medical institutions", and "people who live in Japan and are over 20 years old". "People who have no symptoms such as fever or dyspnea within 2 weeks before blood collection."At the blood collection site, there are a total of 15 medical facilities (planned to be expanded to about 30 facilities) in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Osaka prefectures.If the applicant applies from the call center, the blood sampling date and place will be decided, and the test result will be notified to the applicant 1 to 2 months after the blood sampling.
Acceptance of research cooperation will start on August 2020, 8, and the number of applicants for participation is more than 1 (as of August 500, 2020).The application deadline is scheduled for 8:31 on September 2020, 9, but there is a possibility that early acceptance will end.In addition, Tamao Akae, a freelance announcer who has recovered from COVID-30, and Atsushi Kataoka, a former professional baseball player, will also participate.The research results will be announced in the interim report in late October 20 and in more detail in March 19.
Reference: Antibodies test PROJECT special site for new corona recovery people
