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“Show Me the Science” Podcast: Can boosting the immune system, rather than suppressing it, work against COVID-19?

This episode of Show Me the Science details new research from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the immune systems of such patients can′t do enough to protect them from the virus. The researchers are proposing boosting the activity of immune cells to treat some patients with COVID-19.