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'An incredible step forward': Melbourne study maps immune response

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Australian researchers have shown how a healthy person’s immune system can fight off the new coronavirus and help the body recover, finding strong similarities with how we fight the flu.

Medical staff assist COVID-19 screening outside Royal Melbourne Hospital. The new research helps understand how humans fight off the virus. Getty

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Jill Margo was a senior writer at The Australian Financial Review.
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/australian-researchers-find-clues-to-how-the-body-fights-covid-19-20200317-p54avz