T cells recognize recent SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Mar. 30, 2021, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced that researchers had analyzed blood cell samples from 30 people who had contracted and recovered from COVID-19 prior to the emergence of virus variants. They found that one key player in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2ラthe CD8+ T cellラremained active against the virus.
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Source: National Institutes of Health
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