Measuring T-cells ‘could be better community tracker of Covid than antibodies’

Coronavirus – Mon June 15, 2020
Coronavirus – Mon June 15, 2020

Measuring T-cell response could be a more reliable indication of how coronavirus is spreading in the community than antibody testing, scientists have said.

T-cells can wipe out viruses if usual immune cells are unsuccessful, with so-called “killer” T-cells attacking the illness directly.

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