New research is revealing surprising things about the virus that causes COVID-19 and how humans react to it, including a study that finds the antibodies we develop after infection may last much longer than new reports led us to previously believe.
In one recent study published in Circulation Research, researchers discovered that the spike protein shell of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can damage your endothelial cells—independent of the effect the virus has on cells—and may be responsible for many of the vascular and long-haul symptoms.