SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines induce persistent human germinal centre responses

Published on July 14, 2021

These studies demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-based vaccination of humans induces a persistent germinal centre B cell response, which enables the generation of robust humoral immunity. Nature

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