Great explanation but "everyone will need to be vaccinated against this new variant"? I can't help but thing that there may be a few among us who'd have concerns about trying to vaccinate our way out of a crisis caused by variants driven by the vaccinations. Perhaps, should such a variant arrive, someone might put in a call to Geert Van Den Bosch, given he warned about this problem back in early 2021?
It really is astounding how the immune system works on a cellular level, and that anything as magical as consciousness can emerge from the billions and trillions of small pieces. Although not a video directly related to T cell activity against covid, this sort of video showing an actual T cell in action killing a cancer cell is humbling and awe inspiring:
Important bite-sized bit of immunology--I don't have a science background but I was able to predict the content because I've been listening to This Week in Virology since lockdown struck. This is info I've tried to share with people in daily life, but I lack the right ethos to be fully persuasive. I hope you'll make another one of those short videos with Vincent Racaniello on this topic. Thank you for doing what you do.
Good reminder about how hard our T cells work to keep us healthy. One of the few doctors I followed during the pandemic that kept me well informed and feeling less anxious about the virus.
"For otherwise healthy young people, T cells continued to protect against severe disease; these cells weren’t fooled by the omicron variants. Only the antibodies were fooled."
What are your thoughts about the risks today of older people - 65+ -who are fully vaccinated (all boosters and bivalent) Are we still where we were, except for Paxlovid? How much help do fully vaccinated older people get from the T-cells to stave off serious disease and death. This is an important question since there are over 50 million people over 65. Further question, what about those who aren't "otherwise healthy", but have such issues as heart problems and/or obesity.
Great explanation but "everyone will need to be vaccinated against this new variant"? I can't help but thing that there may be a few among us who'd have concerns about trying to vaccinate our way out of a crisis caused by variants driven by the vaccinations. Perhaps, should such a variant arrive, someone might put in a call to Geert Van Den Bosch, given he warned about this problem back in early 2021?
It really is astounding how the immune system works on a cellular level, and that anything as magical as consciousness can emerge from the billions and trillions of small pieces. Although not a video directly related to T cell activity against covid, this sort of video showing an actual T cell in action killing a cancer cell is humbling and awe inspiring:
https://youtu.be/xzdSdPNffDE
Dr. Offit - thank you for sharing your wisdom. Would love to know your thoughts on PASC risk. Are Dr. Ely's concerns valid in your estimation:
https://archive.ph/2023.05.26-191622/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/26/opinion/long-covid-turns-three-americans-play-disability-roulette/
T-cell epitopes are not new or news. Sorry natural immunity, we thought you were misinformation. Turns out you were malinformation.
The Sunday Times (London) has a story today about the origin of covid. It’s behind a paywall.
How do we increas our T cells?
How do we increase our T. Ells?
Important bite-sized bit of immunology--I don't have a science background but I was able to predict the content because I've been listening to This Week in Virology since lockdown struck. This is info I've tried to share with people in daily life, but I lack the right ethos to be fully persuasive. I hope you'll make another one of those short videos with Vincent Racaniello on this topic. Thank you for doing what you do.
Good reminder about how hard our T cells work to keep us healthy. One of the few doctors I followed during the pandemic that kept me well informed and feeling less anxious about the virus.
"For otherwise healthy young people, T cells continued to protect against severe disease; these cells weren’t fooled by the omicron variants. Only the antibodies were fooled."
What are your thoughts about the risks today of older people - 65+ -who are fully vaccinated (all boosters and bivalent) Are we still where we were, except for Paxlovid? How much help do fully vaccinated older people get from the T-cells to stave off serious disease and death. This is an important question since there are over 50 million people over 65. Further question, what about those who aren't "otherwise healthy", but have such issues as heart problems and/or obesity.
Excellent article. Thanks Dr Offit!
Excellent synopsis. Thank you!!!
Very reassuring to hear, thank you very much! BW Lumi