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Common cold infection may train the body to recognise novel coronavirus: Study
coronaviruses can cross-recognise SARS-CoV-2, down to the exact molecular structures," said Daniela Weiskopf, a co-author of the study from LJI."This could help explain why some people show milder symptoms of disease while others get severely sick," Weiskopf said.Alessandro Sette, another co-author of the study from LJI, noted that the reactivity of the immune system may translate to different degrees of protection."Having a strong T cell response, or a better T cell response may give you the opportunity to mount a much quicker and stronger response," Sette said.An earlier study by Sette and his team had shown that 40 to 60 per cent of people who were never exposed to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 had T cells that reacted to the