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To those downvoting: “The most worrisome part, he said, is that antibodies also can make subsequent infections worse, creating so-called antibody-dependent enh
by throwaway879 5y ago
To those downvoting:
“The most worrisome part, he said, is that antibodies also can make subsequent infections worse, creating so-called antibody-dependent enhancement. Two vaccines — one against a coronavirus in cats and another against dengue, a flavivirus that affects humans — had to be withdrawn because the antibodies they induced caused potentially fatal reactions. If an antibody binds weakly against these viruses or falls to low levels, it can fail to “neutralize” the virus, but instead help it get into cells.”
https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/09/09/for-an-effective-covid-vaccine-look-beyond-antibodies-to-t-cells/?fbclid=IwAR2T98YYuKw1FkK4yYUbwpkQTk7hP_WOO-3tqtPY3W_7d3qiPGejex-hlHM https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/09/09/for-an-effective-covid-...