Monday, July 20, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine hopes rise after strong trial results in England

"We are seeing good immune response in almost everybody," said Dr. Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute at Oxford University. "What this vaccine does particularly well is trigger both arms of the immune system," he said. Hill said that neutralizing antibodies are produced - molecules which are key to blocking infection. In addition, the vaccine also causes a reaction in the body's T-cells which help to fight off the coronavirus. ABC 

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