What are the effects of the COVID-19 spike protein on the immune system?

What are the effects of the COVID-19 spike protein on the immune system?

When SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, enters the body, its spike protein binds with the ACE2 receptor, gaining entry to the cell. The immune system responds by producing protective antibodies that bind to the invading virus, blocking or neutralizing its effects. Nov 24, 2021

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