LongCovid
Excellent and comprehensive article about SARS-CoV-2 published on the online magazine The Tyee based on the research of Dr. Anthony Leonardi, PhD, a T-cell immunologist who studied at the Johns Hopkins University, USA.
T cells, our bodies’ line of immune defence after antibodies, can spot and attack viruses and even remember previous invaders. But what if COVID wears down T cells in people who get it, and does so increasingly with each reinfection?
The article is freely available here.
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