Health
Children’s innate immune system protecting them from severe COVID, Melbourne researchers find – ABC News
When Francesca and her family all got COVID during Melbourne’s second wave, she was worried about her children. But as the days went on, she started monitoring…
Francesca Orsini was preparing to celebrate her daughter’s second birthday when the family received a call from Victoria’s Department of Health, telling them the toddler had tested positive for COVID-19.
Key points:
- Most children who contract coronavirus do not get seriously ill
- Researchers studied 28 Melbourne households who were infected or exposed to the virus
- They found children’s innate immune systems react to the virus in a way not seen in adults
Two-year-old Camilla was the last in the family…
-
General20 hours agoClean-up underway after stormy weather hits, 400 calls for help in Sydney
-
Noosa News22 hours agoFeral pigs devour 99 out of every 100 lambs on this Central West NSW farm
-
General10 hours agoOsborne Park Football Club suspended for two years after Stephen Hawking costume controversy
-
General11 hours agoMelbourne Cup five quick hits: Melham magic, Blake Shinn falls, and concern over blood from Half Yours’s mouth