IFNG and COVID-19: However, COVID-19-recovered older participants (n = 51) had greater antibody and T-cell responses, including IFNγ+ and IFNγ+IL-2+TNFα+-specific CD4+ T cells (p < 0.0001), as well as TNFα+-specific CD8+ T cells (p < 0.001), than COVID-19-naive older adults.