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Immune cells associated with protection against Covid-19 identified: Study

The study, published in the journal Science Immunology, assessed T cells from 10 Covid-19 patients under intensive care treatment

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According to the researchers, including those from the University of California in the US, two out of 10 healthy individuals without prior exposure to the virus also harbored SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells.

Press Trust of India Los Angeles

3 min read Last Updated : Jun 27 2020 | 3:00 PM IST

Patients suffering from severe respiratory symptoms due to the novel coronavirus infection can rapidly generate an immune response in the form of virus-attacking T cells, suggests a new study which may lead to new vaccine development strategies against Covid-19.

The study, published in the journal Science Immunology, assessed T cells from 10 Covid-19 patients under intensive care treatment.

Based on this observation, they said these T cells may be cross-reacting to the

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