Teaming up to fight COVID-19 (IMAGE) Norwegian University of Science and Technology Caption The inflammation that occurs in the body during infections such as flu, covid and pneumonia can be harmful. Mona Høysæter Fenstad and Denis Kainov are among researchers who have looked at the effect of vaccinating people who fell ill with COVID-19 before vaccines became available. Credit Photo: Henning Øfsteng Usage Restrictions Only for use in conjunction with articles about this research and with appropriate credit. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.