Posts by Richelle Candice Charles, MD
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Medical Grand Rounds: Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Vaccines, Treatment
On April 1, 2021, the Department of Medicine held a virtual Harvard Medical Grand Rounds on COVID-19. Richelle Charles, MD, physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Bruce D. Walker, MD, director of the Ragon Institute, and other members from the Boston medical community, discuss the evolution of the pandemic, including vaccines and treatment.
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Protective Antibodies Persist for Months in Survivors of Serious COVID-19 Infections
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found that people who survive serious COVID-19 infections have long-lasting immune responses against the virus.
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Antibody Testing Can Identify SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Guide Epidemiologic Studies
The presence of antibodies against the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 was highly predictive of recent infection.
