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Trial of COVID-19's new Treatment Method starting soon

Trial of COVID-19's new Treatment Method starting soon According to scientists, people with the highest severity of the disease have a very small number of immune cells called T cells, which are used to fight infections in the body. Scientists in the UK are set to test a treatment they hope will improve the health of even the most severely affected by COVID-19. Scientists have found that people with the highest severity of the disease have a much lower number of immune cells called T cells. T-Cells or T lymphocytes T cells (also called T lymphocytes) are one of the major components of the  adaptive immune system . Their roles include directly killing infected host cells, activating other immune cells, producing cytokines and regulating the immune response . This clinical trial will test whether a drug called interleukin 7, which increases the number of T cells, can help patients recover. The study involved scientists from the Francis Creek Institute, King&