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Age does not increase susceptibility to COVID-19, but likely to effect severity of infection, study suggests – Firstpost
A group of scientists claim that age may not be linked to COVID-19 susceptibility after all. However, the claim that older people may be at risk of developing s…
Old age is considered to be a risk factor for severe COVID-19. Epidemiological studies from Wuhan and Iceland had also shown that the susceptibility to COVID-19 varies with age.
Now, a group of scientists at the Hokkaido University claim that age may not be linked to COVID-19 susceptibility after all. However, the claim that older people may be at risk of developing severe disease and dying of COVID-19 if they get it still holds true.
The new study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Sci…
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