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Welcome to the Heliox Podcast, where we dive deep into groundbreaking medical research that matters. Today, we're exploring fascinating new findings about long COVID and our immune system's memory. Ever wondered why some people's symptoms persist while others recover quickly? A compelling new study from PNAS sheds light on this mystery by tracking T cells - our body's molecular warriors - over two years in long COVID patients. We'll break down what these persistent immune responses mean for patients and discuss the encouraging news about how vaccines can help boost our natural defences. Stay tuned for a journey into the intricate world of immune memory and its role in one of today's most puzzling medical conditions.
SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells from people with long COVID establish and maintain effector phenotype and key TCR signatures over two years
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2411428121
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