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Re:Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, tri... by xutopia on Monday November 16, 2020 @09:07PM (#25119573)
Can you explain a little bit what the difference between the two T-Cell types are?
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Re:Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, tri... by unignorant on Monday November 16, 2020 @09:27PM (#25119683)
The immune system is extremely complicated, but very broadly: CD8+ T-cells (also known as killer T-cells) kill infected cells directly, whereas CD4+ T-cells (also known as helper T-cells) release signals that guide many aspects of immune response, including activating CD8+ cells
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