The Epoch Times BYÂ Â ANDÂ
Since the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world more than two years ago, more than 4.5 billion people worldwide have become fully vaccinated. Now, more and more people are concerned the spike proteins used in the vaccines and present in the virus are the cause of long COVID syndrome.
The spike protein, also known as the S protein, is the largest structural protein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. It is a signature structure that protrudes from the surface of the virus creating the crown-like shape that coronaviruses get their name from. Corona is Latin for âcrownâ or âwreath.â
When the pandemic first started to spread, peopleâs understanding of the spike protein was very limited. It was thought that the spike protein only played the role of invading our cells by binding to the ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) receptors on our cell walls. However, scientists have slowly discovered that the effects of this protein are multifaceted, and it interacts with other cellular tissues beside the ACE2 receptors…
