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On the flip side, people may not need antibodies to be immune.

Read an article positing that some people have had prior exposure to a different corona virus and now have T cells that recognize Covid and kill it immediately without the need for an antibody response. T cells, apparently, can have a longer “memory” that provides years or a lifetime of immunity.

I have no medical expertise whatsoever but viruses fascinate me. One thing I’ll say with great confidence is that we have only scratched the surface of understanding all there is to know about Covid.

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Posted: 07/10/2020 at 3:21PM

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On the flip side, people may not need antibodies to be immune. -- RoswellGAHokie 07/10/2020 3:21PM

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On the flip side, people may not need antibodies to be immune.

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