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Researchers speculate the low prevalence of COVID-19 in Japan – News-Medical.Net

Protective immune memory–through B cells, which make antibodies, and/or T cells, which in the case of CD8+ T cells can kill virus-infected cells–can be induced…

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Protective immune memory–through B cells, which make antibodies, and/or T cells, which in the case of CD8+ T cells can kill virus-infected cells–can be induced by identical but also by related viruses.
Related to the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2, there are four common cold coronaviruses (CCCoVs) that together cause ~20% of common cold infections: OC43, HKU1, 229E, and NL63. Most adults have been infected with CCCoVs multiple times in their lives.
Whether or not meaningful CCCoV-induced anti-SARS-CoV-2…

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