The research team, including University of Melbourne Dr. Jennifer Juno, a Senior Research Fellow at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), have been investigating how the immune system, particularly B and T cells, responds to the COVID-19 spike protein.
"It's key to get an understanding of what level of immunity is required for protection from reinfection, which is difficult to assess right now," says Jennifer Juno, an immunologist at the Doherty Institute in Australia.
Date: Jul 22, 2020
Category: More news
Source: Google
Immune response to COVID-19's spike protein – the secret to a successful vaccine?
University of Melbourne Dr. Jennifer Juno, a postdoctoral researcher at the Doherty Institute, said they looked at people who had recovered from COVID-19 who had mostly experienced mild or no symptoms, as that kind of immune response mimics what a vaccine might induce.