A gyermekek velük született immunrendszere fel van készülve a covid vírus leküzdésére: ezért van közöttük jóval kevesebb súlyos beteg:
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-021-00984-y Loske, J., Röhmel, J., Lukassen, S. et al. Pre-activated antiviral innate immunity in the upper airways controls early SARS-CoV-2 infection in children. Nat Biotechnol (2021). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-01037-9 The enhanced innate antiviral capacity in children together with the high IFN sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 may explain why children are better able to control early-stage infection as compared to adults and therefore have a lower risk of developing severe COVID-19. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-021-00984-y