Scientists study how our immune system responds to COVID-19 variants
Australian scientists researching how our immune system responds to COVID-19 have revealed that those infected by early variants in 2020 produced sustained antibodies, however, these antibodies are not as effective against contemporary variants of the virus.
The research is one of the world s most comprehensive studies of the immune response against COVID-19 infection. It suggests vaccination is more effective than the body s natural immune response following infection and shows the need to invest in new vaccine designs to keep pace with emerging COVID variants.
Published today in
PLOS Medicine, the study was made possible by a partnership between the University of Sydney, Kids Research, Sydney Children s Hospitals Network, the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, St Vincent s Hospital and NSW Health Pathology, as well as other local and international collaborators.
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