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The BBC had an interesting article on the "hidden protection from COVID19" from T-cell "immunity": https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200716-the-people-with-
by lsllc 6y ago
The BBC had an interesting article on the "hidden protection from COVID19" from T-cell "immunity":
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200716-the-people-with-hidden-protection-from-covid-19 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200716-the-people-with-...
The article references this paper:
https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(20)30610-3.pdf https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(20)30610-3.pdf
"Importantly, we detected SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells in 40%–60% of unexposed individuals, suggesting cross-reactive T cell recognition between circulating ‘‘common cold’’ coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2."