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Scientists Discover Hidden ‘Kill Switch’ Created by COVID-19 Virus
Slay News ^ | October 07, 2025 | Frank Bergman

Posted on 10/07/2025 11:59:46 AM PDT by Red Badger

Scientists from the University of Oxford and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) have discovered a “kill switch” in human cells that is left behind after a COVID-19 virus infection.

The team of researchers published a bombshell new study showing that spike-specific helper T cells remain in the body years after COVID-19 infection.

Alarmingly, those cells undergo a troubling transformation over time.

The research, led by Dr. Guihai Liu and Professor Tao Dong, followed patients 3–4 years after infection.

The study revealed that these CD4+ T cells not only persisted but also morphed into a more aggressive, cytotoxic form.

This shift was marked by high expression of granzyme A (GZMA), a “kill-switch” enzyme that allows immune cells to attack targets directly.

While these reprogrammed cells appeared capable of suppressing the virus in lab experiments, the implications for human health remain unclear.

However, scientists warn that it could be a double-edged sword.

Persistent Fingerprints Linked to “Mild Disease”

One of the most striking findings was the presence of “public” T-cell receptor patterns, which are unique immune fingerprints shared across unrelated people.

These clonotypes were strongly linked with milder cases of COVID-19 early in the pandemic.

But by the 3–4 year mark, the same clonotypes showed major changes.

Instead of a balanced helper function, they had shifted toward a cytotoxic profile, blasting out GZMA in a way that scientists admitted could suppress the virus in vitro, but might not translate into safe or protective responses inside the body.

Vaccination Not Ruled Out

Although the study tracked people who had natural infection, most had also received multiple Covid shots or boosters during the follow-up years.

Researchers noted that they could not separate out the effects of vaccination from infection.

What they did confirm: the number of vaccine doses a person had did not correlate with the presence of these “public” immune fingerprints.

Still, they conceded that repeated vaccination and re-exposure could be driving the re-tuning of memory T cells toward this aggressive profile.

A Dangerous Wildcard?

Other studies have already flagged that cytotoxic CD4+ T cells can show up in severe COVID cases, damaging lung tissue rather than protecting it.

The Oxford paper cautiously suggested that in the long term, these cells might help control the virus, but admitted the clinical effects remain unknown.

Critics say this kind of immune reprogramming should raise red flags.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: bioweapon; crimesvshumanity; gainoffunction; granzyme; tcells; vaccinemandates; wuhan

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1 posted on 10/07/2025 11:59:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Pure bloods here. Should we ask for more money at the blood bank? 🤔🤗


2 posted on 10/07/2025 12:02:47 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? On hold! Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🚫💉! 🇮🇱🙏! Winning currently!)
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To: Red Badger
Although the study tracked people who had natural infection, most had also received multiple Covid shots or boosters during the follow-up years.

Researchers noted that they could not separate out the effects of vaccination from infection.

I'd guess it was the vaccine and not the virus.

3 posted on 10/07/2025 12:06:52 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Democrats seek power through cheating and assassination. They are sociopaths. They just want power.)
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To: rktman

We should ask for our own blood banks...............


4 posted on 10/07/2025 12:08:07 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“Researchers noted that they could not separate out the effects of vaccination from infection.”

Then they are either idiots or they’re lying. Of course they can separate them

Their orders were to not separate then they’ll need to be able to pretend the effects from the vaccine are no different from not having received the vaccine. Which is likely a lie.

If it were not, they would do a study on people who had no vaccine but got Covid.

It would be easy to do


5 posted on 10/07/2025 12:14:21 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: ClearCase_guy

“Researchers noted that they could not separate out the effects of vaccination from infection.”

Then they are either idiots or they’re lying. Of course they can separate them

Their orders were to not separate then they’ll need to be able to pretend the effects from the vaccine are no different from not having received the vaccine. Which is likely a lie.

If it were not, they would do a study on people who had no vaccine but got Covid.

It would be easy to do


6 posted on 10/07/2025 12:14:26 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: stanne

Sorry double post


7 posted on 10/07/2025 12:14:57 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: Red Badger

Fauci’s gain-of-function virus creates a kill-switch in infected cells.

Sounds like a plan.


8 posted on 10/07/2025 12:23:07 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Je suis Charlie Kirk.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

What makes you think there is a difference?

This mRNA-crap was released into a contagion that it probably created, in the first place. I think Fauci was trying to keep it going using “boosters” despite mutation.


9 posted on 10/07/2025 12:27:02 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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From the article: Researchers noted that they could not separate out the effects of vaccination from infection.

Fauxi built a gain-of-function bioweapon despite such gain-of-function experiments being illegal.

Nuremberg II can't come fast enough.

10 posted on 10/07/2025 12:29:53 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Red Badger

Is this research being funded by big pharmaceutical companies who are looking to scare people into getting their latest poisonous shot?


11 posted on 10/07/2025 12:30:43 PM PDT by IWONDR ( )
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To: Red Badger

It’s a weapon. Fauci, et al, need to be in prison.


12 posted on 10/07/2025 12:33:00 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)like he had it with him.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Reducing world population to 6% of what is it currently is the plan.


13 posted on 10/07/2025 12:33:15 PM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: Red Badger

We should ask for our own blood banks...............

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I agree.


14 posted on 10/07/2025 12:36:23 PM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

My friend had to have covid shots for her work. Moderna, four shots. Then she got covid four times. Once so seriously, I had to buy her groceries and leave them at her door so she couldn’t open it before I left.

My very smart MD said, when I asked if I should get a shot:

“You look very healthy to me. Come back in six months.”


15 posted on 10/07/2025 12:40:24 PM PDT by Veto! (-)
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To: T.B. Yoits
Researchers noted that they could not separate out the effects of vaccination from infection.

Which is why they eliminated any control groups.

16 posted on 10/07/2025 12:43:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Je suis Charlie Kirk.)
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I'd guess it was the vaccine and not the virus.

Remember, they created the virus in a lab so why wouldn't they engineer the 'kill switch' into the virus? Why on earth did they create such a virus as Covid in the first place and how did it escape the lab? The timing of the release/escape of the virus has always been suspect.

It's looking more and more like govt engineered population control. Now why would a govt want to do something like that? Don't answer, it's rhetorical.

17 posted on 10/07/2025 12:45:36 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Herr Mengele Fauci should be hanged..


18 posted on 10/07/2025 1:47:40 PM PDT by A strike (Why is the UnitedStates at war with Russia? fmi6)
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To: Red Badger
Researchers noted that they could not separate out the effects of vaccination from infection.

Worthless research.

19 posted on 10/07/2025 2:29:44 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: Veto!

We never got them. We never got sick. I didn’t need to see any studies at the time. All I had to do watch watch the behavior of the poeple who were puhing it like a bunch of late night used car salesman. My BS detector was going off big time. If a guy is screaming at the top of his lungs that you need ot buy this now now now, there is proably a handful of sand in the gears.


20 posted on 10/07/2025 2:34:19 PM PDT by FrozenAssets (You don't have to be crazy to live here, but it helps)
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