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  • Your nose has its own army of immune cells

    Your nose has its own army of immune cells

    A study found that the formation of germinal centres in the upper airway acts as training camps for the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Several participants contracted COVID-19 during the study, and researchers found that these participants’ noses hosted B cells that specialise in targeting SARS-CoV-2. They also inadvertently found evidence of these germinal centres’…

  • The science is unsure as to the source of the outbreak of the H1N1 swine flu

    The science is unsure as to the source of the outbreak of the H1N1 swine flu

    Brain samples from 21 people who had severe SARS-CoV-2 infections when they died were analysed by scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The brain samples were taken after they passed away from COVID-19. They found that the brain of the 21 people was infected with SARS-CoV-2 but didn’t develop any symptoms of COVID-19.