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

Jill Margo
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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 is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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