Suriyawut_Khongyuen / Shutterstock.com COVID-19 is a risk for everyone, but some people are in much greater danger than others. Those who are older are at the greatest risk for severe illness and death from the disease caused by the coronavirus. In fact, 80% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have …
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Thousands of people received convalescent plasma as an experimental treatment for Covid. A new study shows that it works — but only when given within a few days of the onset of illness. A small but rigorous clinical trial in Argentina has found that blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients can …
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The way it’s reported, you’d think that susceptibility to COVID-19 severity is equally distributed across the world’s population. But when you compare case and mortality rates between countries, differences emerge. There are even differences within countries and states and cities. It’s clear that other variables besides simple exposure to the …
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