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Despite repeated exposure to COVID, some people have never tested positive. So are there genetic reasons, or is it luck? Researchers are trying to determine if there is a protective genetic factor and whether it can be replicated to protect nearly everybody.Summary
Erika Edwards writing for NBC news, makes the following points:
- The COVID virus being caught in a lump of mucus and then expelled may explain some people’s immunity.
- An International scientific team is working on the Covid Human Genetic Effort project.
- A gene called HLA-B*15:01. may explain some people having asymptomatic infections.
- Nearly 60% of the US population has had COVID.
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Source Information:
- Article Source: World News: Latest International Headlines, Video, and Breaking Stories From Around The Globe | NBC News
- Media Check: NBC News - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com) RATING HIGH CREDIBILITY
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