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Covid-19: Does age matter? Not with your likelihood of being infected – study – Health24
Using mathematical modelling, researchers found that while age did not influence Covid-19 susceptibility, it did negatively affect disease severity and death.
- The elderly have been disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
- Global data show a higher risk of severe disease and higher death rates among older age groups
- Delayed immune responses may be contributing to higher Covid-19 mortality rates among the elderly
Scientists from Hokkaido University, Japan, have discovered that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to develop Covid-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.
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