Pandemic
Breakthrough: scientists find blood type may play role in severe Covid
A protein that determines blood groups could be vital in discovering targets for development of treatments, say experts
06 March 2022 - 17:57
A question that has dogged scientists since Covid-19 first struck has been this: why do some people become severely ill and others have no symptoms at all?..
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