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BIDMC researchers define immune system’s requirements for protection against COVID-19 – EurekAlert
In a new paper in the journal Nature, BIDMC researchers shed light on the role of antibodies and immune cells in protection against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…

Boston, Mass. – Since the novel coronavirus emerged at the end of last year, scientists around the world — including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) immunologist Dan Barouch, MD, PhD — have been developing vaccines to protect against COVID-19 and to put an end to the global pandemic. As of November 2020, three pharmaceutical companies released early data showing high rates of protection in Phase 3 human trials for their vaccines, but questions remain about how the body develops and…
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