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Study identifies nanobody that may prevent COVID-19 from entering cells

According to the researchers, nanobodies are typically easier to produce cost-effectively on a mass scale

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West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil flexes his arm after receving the COVID-19 vaccine as part of a clinical trial in Bandung. Pic/AFP

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil flexes his arm after receving the COVID-19 vaccine as part of a clinical trial in Bandung. Pic/AFP

To fight against the Coronavirus, scientists have identified a small neutralising antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells.

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that this nanobody has the potential to be developed as an antiviral treatment against COVID-19.

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