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Old coronavirus infections may boost Covid-19 immunity: Study – Hindustan Times

Some people have T-cells that recognise both proteins on the virus called structural or nucleocapsid protein, and non-structural viral proteins (NSP) produced within an infected cell, the study states.

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Some people who have never been exposed to the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 may have an immune system prepared to respond to it because of previous infections from other coronaviruses, according to a new study that can potentially offer clues to building immunity against Covid-19.
Published in the journal Nature on July 15, the study by researchers from Singapore reports some people have T-cells that recognise both proteins on the virus called structural or nucleocapsid protein, and non-structura…

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