Roncati L, Vadalà M, Corazzari V, Palmieri B. COVID-19 vaccine and boosted immunity: Nothing ad interim to do?
Vaccine 2020;
38:7581-4. [PMID:
33071005 DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.10.013]
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Abstract
Today, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global public health emergency and vaccination measures to counter its diffusion are deemed necessary. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of the disease, unleashes a T-helper 2 immune response in those patients requiring intensive care. Here, we illustrate the immunological mechanism to train the immune system towards a more effective and less symptomatic T-helper 1 immune response, to be exploited against SARS-CoV-2.
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