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TCRs that were cross-reactive for common cold coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 comprised less than 10% of the total detected SARS-CoV-2 specific T cells. The diversity of the SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific repertoire in 6 study participants was comparable to that of the repertoire in vaccinated HIV healthy donors. 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