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Hidden immune weakness found in 14% of gravely ill COVID-19 patients – Science Magazine
Damaged interferon response helps explain why men get sicker than women

A new study may help explain why men, like this patient in an Italian intensive care unit, are more likely than women to develop life-threatening COVID-19.
FLAVIO LO SCALZO/REUTERS/NEWSCOM
By Meredith WadmanSep. 24, 2020 , 2:00 PM
Sciences COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.
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