Does coronavirus linger in the body? What we know about how viruses in general hang on in the brain and testicles

Are there places in the body where SARS-CoV-2 can hide from the immune system? fotograzia / Getty Images William Petri, University of Virginia As millions of people are recovering from COVID-19, an unanswered question is the extent to which the virus can “hide out” in seemingly recovered individuals. If it does, could this explain some of the lingering symptoms of …

A Thai technician at the Chula Vaccine Research Center in Bangkok, Thailand, May 25, 2020. Diego Azubel/EPA

Sheena Cruickshank, University of Manchester and Daniel M Davis, University of Manchester Developing a vaccine is difficult at the best of times, but rarely have we been in a situation where basic knowledge about a virus has to be acquired so directly alongside the race to eradicate it. To understand how difficult this task is, we must appreciate the complexity …