{"651506":{"#nid":"651506","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"How do monoclonal antibodies work and why aren\u0027t they a replacement for the COVID vaccine?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMonoclonal antibodies have become a popular and effective treatment to guard against serious cases of Covid-19, but health experts are constantly reminding people that the treatment is not a replacement for the vaccine. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/finn\/m.g.\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EM.G. Finn, \u003C\/a\u003EProfessor and Chair, and\u0026nbsp;James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology\u0026nbsp;in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry,\u0026nbsp;points out that laboratory created antibodies come with an expiration date.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not long term protection,\u0026rdquo; Finn said. \u0026ldquo;You\u0026rsquo;re simulating what your own immune system will do, but you\u0026rsquo;re only simulating it for a few days.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-10-07 13:24:04","changed_gmt":"2021-10-07 13:24:04","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/outreach\/why-guy\/monoclonal-antibodies-covid-19\/85-497e37b0-241a-4455-910f-1d68035eadb5","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"189007","name":"M.G Finn"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"},{"id":"189008","name":"monoclonal antibodies"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}