MILLIONS of people have died of Covid globally. Now, researchers claim why the virus kills some people and not others – and it’s largely due to our genes. Oxford University have pin-pointed a…
“If it affected the immune system you would be really worried that people wouldn’t respond to the vaccines.”Prof Davies said most treatments have focussed on changing the way in which the immune system reacts to the virus.
He added: “Although we cannot change our genetics, our results show that people with the higher risk gene are particularly likely to benefit from vaccination.” Prof Frances Flinter, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Genetics, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said the study provides a “big step forward” in understanding why some people are more at risk of fatal Covid than others.“The discrepancy between the risk of serious disease and death in different ethnic groups has previously been attributed in part to socio-economic differences, but it was clear that this was not a complete explanation.
“It is particularly important to offer vaccination to communities that are at greater risk of serious Covid-19 infection as a consequence of carrying this genetic predisposition.” First oral at-home ‘game changer’ Covid pill that ‘slashes death risk’ gets green light for use on NHS
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