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T cells are a type of white blood cell part of the immune system & may allow for long-term protection against #SARSCoV2. Learning more about natural infection can help guide development of improved treatments and vaccines.
The researchers found that the majority of CD8+ T cells targeted internal and non-structural sites on viral proteins (epitopes), indicating possible targets for next-generation vaccines.