Tag: interferon-gamma

Short lived stem cells after COVID-19 and its vaccine

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article is about a study that shows that blood stem cells are decreased in the umbilical blood cord of babies whose mothers recovered from COVID-19 but more so in those who received COVID-19 vaccinations. The paper was published in iScience on November 10, 2022. The investigators are from the University of Alabama at Birmingham….

T cells from prior coronavirus protects and nucleocapsid directed COVID-19 shots may work better

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article highlights a peer-reviewed study from the Imperial College of London. [1] The research answers the question, Why is it that not all people exposed to SARS-CoV-2 develop the disease? Is it possible that a previous illness from another coronavirus can protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus? Is there a better alternative to spike-based vaccines?…