With new studies on the immune system shedding light on how our minds and bodies are connected, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Sarah Sloat discuss how the immune system fights Covid-19 — and how that process shapes mental health.

PLASMA STUDY HINTS HOW LONG COVID-19 ANTIBODIES LAST IN THE BLOOD

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/antibodies-decline-donate-plasma-covid-19

LINK BETWEEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND ANXIETY

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/immune-system-anxiety-study

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