Graphic of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 cells. Credit: Garvan Institute of Medical Research
According to new research, children exhibit a robust initial immune response to the coronavirus, however, they are unable to transfer this response to long-lasting memory T cells like adults do.
Researchers led by scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered why children have largely avoided severe symptoms of DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2022.109209
The study was funded by the Mrs. Janice Gibson and the Ernest Heine Family Foundation, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), a UNSW Cellular Genomics Futures Institute and UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship, a Garvan Institute COVID Catalytic Grant, the UNSW COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Initiative, the National Institutes of Health Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) COVID-19, the Snow Medical Foundation BEAT COVID-19 and Griffith University.
