Blocking immune system pathway may stop COVID-19 infection, prevent severe organ damage – Medical Xpress

While the world waits eagerly for a safe and effective vaccine to prevent infections from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers also are focusing on better understanding how SARS-CoV-2 attacks the body in the search for other means of stopping its devastating impact. The key to one possibilityblocking a protein that enables the virus to turn the immune system against healthy cellshas been identified in a recent study by …

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