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NIH study shows promising immune cell response against some Covid variants that could be good news for vaccines – CNBC

A type of T-cell that destroys virus-infected cells was able to recognize three Covid-19 variants in a study, good news for vaccines, researchers said Tuesday.

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A type of T-cell responsible for destroying cells infected with virus was able to recognize three Covid-19 variants in a small U.S. study, a promising sign that the vaccines should still protect against new, emerging strains, researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Tuesday.
Researchers, led by NIAID staff scientist Andrew Redd, investigated whether T cells found in blood samples of patients who recovered from the original strain of the virus recognized B.1.1.7,…

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