Fox News - but good news...

[jmg257]

https://www.foxnews.com/science/covid-cure-california-biopharmaceutical-coronavirus-antibody-breakthrough

Therapeutic breakthrough!

— A California-based biopharmaceutical company claims to have discovered an antibody that could shield the human body from the coronavirus and flush it out of a person’s system within four days, Fox News has exclusively learned.

Later Friday, Sorrento Therapeutics will announce their discovery of the STI-1499 antibody, which the San Diego company said can provide "100% inhibition" of COVID-19, adding that a treatment could be available months before a vaccine hits the market.

"We want to emphasize there is a cure. There is a solution that works 100 percent," Dr. Henry Ji, founder and CEO of Sorrento Therapeutics, told Fox News. "If we have the neutralizing antibody in your body, you don't need the social distancing. You can open up a society without fear."



On edit: and a more realistic report:

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/story/2020-05-15/sorrento-therapeutics-says-antibody-shows-early-promise-in-fighting-covid-19

[wryter2000]

1. Would be great if it's true

I'll wait for confirmation. No other scientist has said anything like this is possible.

[jmg257]

4. It's antibody stuff seemed promising for a while, I thought

[hedda_foil]

2. uh huh

[Buckeye_Democrat]

3. Hmm...

Needs confirmation from a REAL source.

Fox's Tucker Carlson interviewed a supposed affiliate of Stanford (not true) weeks ago, reporting that hydroxychloroquine was 100% effective at curing Covid-19. (Trump later promoted it during his press conferences, since he watches Fox News so much.)

[jmg257]

5. And their stocks now going up up up

https://www.google.com/amp/s/markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/sorrento-therapeutics-stock-price-surges-covid-19-drug-development-claim-2020-5-1029207624


Shares of Sorrento Therapeutics spiked as much as 244% on Friday after the company said an antibody it was developing showed "100% inhibition" of the COVID-19 virus in preclinical studies.
The small biotechnology company said it aimed to create "an antibody cocktail that would act as a 'protective shield'" against the coronavirus.
Sorrento said the full results of from its experiments would be "submitted to a peer-reviewed publication shortly."

[spanone]

6. Call me after tests on humans.

[Baclava]

8. Ditto, lots of humans

[0rganism]

7. sounds promising, unfortunately promises are often broken

i'll be happy to see some positive results though, meanwhile

[snpsmom]

9. "pre-clinical"

I'll wait for peer review.

[subterranean]

10. Here's a link for those who don't want to click on Fox "News"...

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/story/2020-05-15/sorrento-therapeutics-says-antibody-shows-early-promise-in-fighting-covid-19

This seems promising, but keep in mind it has only been tested in the lab. Hopefully it will show similarly good results in animal studies, and later in humans.

[jmg257]

11. Thanks!!! Nt

[spanone]

13. 'might'

[coti]

12. Are they talking about making an antibody synthetically?

Cuz I don't think it works like that.

[CaptYossarian]

14. Now the bad news:

The antibody is only found in an endangered specie and the Trump boys just murdered the last one.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

15. Color me skeptical

Him claiming it's 100% effective and then dismissing the need for social distancing and "opening up a society" seems suspect. Let the clinical trials commence.

[we can do it]

16. So today we're supposed to believe fux noiz?

Nope.

[Disaffected]

17. What kind of dumbass claims do we have here?

Haven't even begun animal tests yet the CEO is claiming it "works 100 percent" and "there is a cure".

[jmg257]

18. Ha but his stock went up 264%!!!

[nykym]

19. The stock. is trading presently at

$6.76 at close, $7.24 after hours, up from a dismal $3.971.