Immune 34: Coronavirus cross-reacting T cells

Immune explains a study demonstrating T cells that react with SARS-CoV-2 epitopes in individuals who have never been infected with the virus, implying cross-reactivity with common cold coronaviruses.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Cynthia Leifer

Guest: Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode Cross-reactive coronavirus CD4+ T cells (Science) Immune misfiring in severe COVID-19 (Nature) A COVID-19 riddle for the immune system (Nature) Letters read on Immune 34 Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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