T-Cell Cross-Reactivity
Anand Swaminathan, MD and Isaac Bogosh, MD
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Grifoni, Alba et al.Targets of T Cell Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Humans with COVID-19 Disease and Unexposed Individuals. Cell, Volume 181, Issue 7, 1489 - 1501.e15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.05.015
David S. - August 26, 2020 1:50 PM
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30204855/
Ian L. - August 26, 2020 4:37 PM
There ought be patients who have had blood taken prior to a COVID 19 diagnosis who had an asymptomatic or mild disease who can have their T cell cross reactivity tested .
Futher you could test plain antibodies to other coronovirus subtypes.