Common Cold "Memory" T-Cells May Recognize SARS-CoV-2 Virus

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Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (Science, August, 4, 2020):

“We have now proven that, in some people, pre-existing T cell memory against common cold coronaviruses can cross-recognize SARS-CoV-2, down to the exact molecular structures,” Weiskopf says.

“This could help explain why some people show milder symptoms of disease[COVID-19] while others get severely sick.”


https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih...ne-cells-common-cold-may-recognize-sars-cov-2