People who have been exposed to COVID-19 were vulnerable to both reinfection.
Tracy Hussell spoke to BBC Radio Manchester about people who had been exposed to COVID-19 were vulnerable to both reinfection, and infection from other viruses. BBC Radio Manchester Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The...
How long immunity to diseases lasts.
Prof Cruickshank explained why immunity fades with age, and how diseases evolve to hide from our bodies’ defences. Outlet: BBC World(Spanish) Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13...
Asymptomatic People Carry Similar Levels of Coronavirus as Those with Symptoms in Study.
Daniel Davis talked about a study which found asymptomatic COVID-19 patients have similar levels of the virus as other patients. Prof Davis said it was consistent with the idea asymptomatic people can spread the disease, and the implications of this for track and...
Prof Sheena Cruickshank talked about a new study which suggests exposure to previous human coronaviruses may provide limited immunity to COVID-19. Prof Cruickshank said the findings were interesting, but any immunity may be limited and temporary. Outlet: The Scientist...
Why are T cells important in the immuen reposne to COVID-19? Why are the elderly more vulnerable to COVID-19?
Why are T cells important in the immuen reposne to COVID-19? Why are the elderly more vulnerable to COVID-19? Outlet: BBC Sounds Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect...
The Search for Immune Responses that Stop COVID-19.
“The fact that antibody levels are falling doesn’t mean we haven’t got a memory response,” says Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist at the University of Manchester in the UK who was not involved in the study. This is why, when multiple groups working on vaccines...
Can our immune system ‘remember’ the coronavirus? Scientists hope so.
"A cytotoxic T cell can specifically recognize the virus and latch on and kill it," said Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist at the University of Manchester in England. "It's probably the cytotoxic T cells, in the context of the coronavirus, that might be the most...
COVID-19 vaccine – the first step.
Dame Nancy Rothwell, the neuroscientist who is vice chancellor of Manchester University, said that the early vaccines for COVID-19 may not be as effective as many hope. "We eradicated smallpox because we've got an amazing vaccine that absolutely protects you," she...
Coronavirus drug: how interferon can be traced back to a meeting of minds in 1956.
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How mechanisms in our immune systems could be harness to fight COVID-19.
How mechanisms in our immune systems could be harness to fight COVID-19. Outlet: The Conversation Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of ManchesterOxford RdManchesterM13 9PLUK Connect With...
