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Researching common cold and COVID-19
Australian researchers are leading investigations into SARS-CoV-2 and discovering how the common cold might help immune cells see the virus.
The battle for COVID-19 is not yet over. Currently available vaccines will provide relief but the road ahead remains uncertain. Much work remains to be done.
A team from La Trobe University, in collaboration with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Monash University and The University of Queensland, is leading the way in research on SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the disease we know as COVID-19.
Their significant finding, in the journal Immunity, reveals that catching the common cold might help our immune cells to “see” the SARS-CoV-2 virus before catching it.