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Prof Sheena Cruickshank<\/strong>\u00a0has written for The Conversation<\/a> on the challenges posed by the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and how developing T-cell vaccines may be the key to unlocking long-term immunity from Covid:<\/p>\n

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Many of the vaccines designed to date \u2013 including Moderna\u2019s, Pfizer\u2019s and AstraZeneca\u2019s \u2013 have focused on just one major target on the coronavirus: its spike protein. These vaccines have been tremendously effective at generating antibodies. They also stimulate a T cell response to the spike.<\/p>\n

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But now that we understand more about the role of T cells, the importance of having a broad T cell response, and the issue of antibodies waning, perhaps we should consider refocusing our vaccine strategies on generating T cells and on targeting more than just one protein.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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