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* '''title''': [[title::What If COVID Reinfections Wear Down Our Immunity?]]
* '''link''': [[URL::https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/11/07/COVID-Reinfections-And-Immunity/]]
* '''source''': [[source::The Tyee]]
* '''author''': [[author::Andrew Nikiforuk]]
* '''topics''': [[topic::COVID-19]] [[topic::T cells]] [[topic::Anthony Leonardi]]
* '''summary''': [[summary::{{fmt/quote|What could put the brakes on [[COVID-19|this ever-evolving virus]], which can kill, damage organs and linger for months? ''[/]'' The answer from many scientists has been [[T cells]] &ndash; our bodies' line of immune defence after antibodies. T cells can spot and attack viruses and even remember previous invaders. As virologist Vincent Racaniello titled one of his articles: "T cells will save us from [[COVID-19]]." ''[/]'' But what if COVID wears down T cells in people who get it, and does so increasingly with each reinfection?}}]]