[Chine] Coronavirus immunity short-lived if you had mild or no symptoms, study finds

Auteur : Stephen Chen, journaliste de South China Morning Post à Beijing

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Date et Heure : 9 septembre 2020, 12:00

– Cells responsible for lasting ability to fight the virus were not found in those patients, Chinese scientists say

– Absence of the cells casts doubt on patients’ ability to produce the complete immune response needed for a vaccine to work

Source : Stephen Chen, “Coronavirus immunity short-lived if you had mild or no symptoms, study finds”, South China Morning Post, 09/09/2020. URL : https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3100748/coronavirus-immunity-short-lived-if-you-had-mild-or-no-symptoms (consulté le 09/09/2020).

Article de référence :

Chen, X., Pan, Z., Yue, S. et al. “Disease severity dictates SARS-CoV-2-specific neutralizing antibody responses in COVID-19”. Sig Transduct Target Ther 5, 180 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-020-00301-9 (consulté le 09/09/2020).

Photo “à la une” : Inducing a complete immune response may be required for a vaccine to prove successful. © AFP

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