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Immune system protects children from severe COVID-19 – Medical Xpress
Children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick to attack the virus, a new study has found.
Children are protected from severe COVID-19 because their innate immune system is quick to attack the virus, a new study has found.
The research led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Nature Communications, found that specialized cells in a child’s immune system rapidly target the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
MCRI’s Dr. Melanie Neeland said the reasons why children have mild COVID-19 disease compared to adults, and the immune mechanisms underpinning this protection,…
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