drron
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A lot of evidence coming out that there is often a genetic reason in those developing severe covid or long covid.
Leading to an interesting article by a retired palliative care physician from Townsville on the role of infections in evolution and history.
The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals - Nature
Risk of severe COVID-19 is conferred by a genomic segment that is inherited from Neanderthals and is carried by around 50% and 16% of people in south Asia and Europe, respectively.
www.nature.com
Leading to an interesting article by a retired palliative care physician from Townsville on the role of infections in evolution and history.
COVID-19: vaccination or natural selection. Pick one! - InSight+
Our choice in this pandemic is whether we will embrace the science of the past 200 years (including the rational calculation of risk) and accept the measured risks of vaccination, or regress to the uncertainties of evolution and take our chances with the unknown vulnerabilities that may be...
insightplus.mja.com.au