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Cell Fusion as a Link between the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein, COVID-19 Complications, and Vaccine Side Effects

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07 September 2021

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09 September 2021

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Abstract
A distinctive feature of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is its ability to efficiently fuse cells, thus producing syncytia found in COVID-19 patients. This commentary proposes how this ability enables spike to cause COVID-19 complications as well as side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, and suggests how these effects can be prevented..
Keywords: 
cell fusion; syncytia; cell hybrids; viruses; coronaviruses; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; fusogens; blood coagulation cascade; thrombosis, cancer; vaccines; neurological complications
Subject: 
Medicine and Pharmacology  -   Immunology and Allergy
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