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The conversation around this could benefit from more precise language. Long lived immunity against severe disease, driven by the T cell response against epitop
by akkawwakka 4y ago
The conversation around this could benefit from more precise language.
Long lived immunity against severe disease, driven by the T cell response against epitopes that are generally well preserved (>80% for spike protein, ~98% for non spike protein) [1]
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Immunity against infection, conferred by circulating neutralizing antibody, which last for a couple of months
Most vaccines blunt or prevent disease but not infection.
[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-022-00838-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-022-00838-5