SARS-CoV-2 infection weakens immune-cell response to vaccination

A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests need to boost CD8+ T cell response after infection.

“These findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response, an effect akin to that observed in earlier studies showing long-term damage to the immune system after infection with viruses such as hepatitis C or HIV.”

SARS-CoV-2 infection weakens immune-cell response to vaccination | National Institutes of Health (NIH)