COVID-19 Changes Cells and the Immune System--study

How COVID-19 Changes the Immune System Innate immune cells remain altered for at least a year after infection. Yahoo Life

In a paper published on August 18 in the journal Cell, scientists report that innate immune cells—a critical part of the immune system activated to battle COVID-19—remain altered for at least a year after infection. The finding suggests that these cells may play a role in some of the lingering symptoms associated with Long COVID, although more studies are needed to confirm that connection.

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