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Letter to the Editor

Response to letter to the editor: the clinical utility of diagnostic T cell assays for COVID-19

Rohan Ameratungaa Department of Clinical Immunology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand;b Department of Virology and Immunology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand;c Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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See-Tarn Woonb Department of Virology and Immunology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New ZealandView further author information
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Anthony Jordana Department of Clinical Immunology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New ZealandView further author information
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Hilary Longhursta Department of Clinical Immunology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand;d Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2891-566XView further author information
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Euphemia Leunge Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;h Maurice Wilkins Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6932-3188View further author information
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Richard Steeleb Department of Virology and Immunology, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand;f Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New ZealandView further author information
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Klaus Lehnertg School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;h Maurice Wilkins Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandView further author information
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Russell Snellg School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandView further author information
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Anna E. S. Brooksg School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;h Maurice Wilkins Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandView further author information
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Pages 1159-1161 | Received 02 Sep 2021, Accepted 15 Sep 2021, Published online: 20 Oct 2021

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