Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Exposure to harmless coronaviruses boosts SARS-CoV-2 immunity

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/935664

 

 News Release 22-Nov-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
University of Zurich


The population’s immunity to SARS-CoV-2, achieved either through infection or vaccination, is crucial to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of researchers led by the University of Zurich (UZH) has now discovered another component that contributes to SARS-CoV-2 immunity – previous antibody responses to other, harmless coronaviruses. “People who have had strong immune responses to other human coronaviruses also have some protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection,” says Alexandra Trkola, head of the Institute of Medical Virology at UZH.

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