The Immunology of COVID-19: Your Questions Answered

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, arguably one of the most significant challenges in recent history, continues to have a profound impact on everyone’s lives. Beginning in late 2019, in a few months, SARS-CoV-2 has managed to spread to every corner of the globe. The virus has claimed the lives of over a million people and with global daily case counts approaching 600 000, there appears to be no end in sight1. Now with the second wave, the world is becoming desperate for an answer to this problem. The purpose of this article is to shed light on some of the questions that are key to understanding the immunology of COVID-19 and its medical implications.