A new look at why old age is linked to severe, even fatal COVID

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A longstanding question has nagged the COVID battle for more than four years: Why does the infection cause severe disease in older people? The question has remained despite a global cadre of medical investigators having produced some of the reasons—but not the entire story.

A new look at why old age is linked to severe, even fatal COVID retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-age-linked-severe-fatal-covid.html

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