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Antibodies fight off the new coronavirus, but what do T cells do?

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Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Now T cells are emerging as an additional route to immunity in the context of COVID-19.

But what are T cells, and why are they key players in the fight against the new coronavirus? To understand what T cells do and their relationship with antibodies and short- and long-term immunity, we have to delve into the science of immunology.

T cells are a type of lymphocyte, or white blood cell. The bone marrow produces them in the form of progenitor cells, and they migrate to the thymus, hence the name T cells.

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