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NIH RESEARCH MATTERS
March 8, 2022
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COVID-19 Immune response
COVID-19 immune response improves for months after
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Researchers showed that B cells evolve after COVID-1
vaccination to help improve protection against SARS-CoV-2
over time_
better understanding of how the Immune
responds to COVID-19 vaccination could
tO more
effective and
longer-lasting vaccination strategles.
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Vaccines are the best way to protect yourself against COVID-19. They elicit a
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strong defense agalnst SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.
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Vaccines actIvate your bodys disease defense system; called the Immune
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system: The response starts by engaging two kinds of Immune cells: B cells,
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which produce antibodies that flght off the virus, and
cells, which destroy
Infected cells
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After this Initial response, levels of antibodies in the bloodstream begin to
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fall: But some B and Tcells stay around to keep
'memory" of the virus
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fight off future Infections
In order to
future COVID-19 vaccines and
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predict when booster shots are needed, researchers have been working to
galn a better understanding of these memory cells.
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