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Can the immune system's memory be lost when blood is drawn?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

No: There are so few memory t cells taken even if you donate a pint of blood, that they would represent no more than the amount of sand in a sandcastle on the entire waikiki beach.

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Answered 7/31/2013

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