T cells from common cold has been identified as a protective measure against COVID, according to a study conducted by Imperial College in London.
According to the study, a type of cells produced by the body when fighting common cold viruses, known as T cells, cross-protect people against infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.
T cells have been discovered as a protective factor towards serious COVID-19, and prior study has suggested that recovering from ordinary colds may offer some protection against the COVID-19 virus.
In the new study, researchers with Imperial College London found that the presence of such T cells can also prevent infection by the Covid-19 virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease.
52 contacts of newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases were accessed by researchers, to pinpoint when they were first exposed and determined that people who tested negative for COVID-19 had higher levels of cross-reactive T cell. They also took blood sample...