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COVID-19 and Older Adults

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COVID-19 and Older Adults
CDC, April 2020 Brand
Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness. There are things you can do to reduce your risk of getting sick.
UK Biobank: DNA to unlock coronavirus secrets
R Morelle, BBC News, April 14, 2020
Results of COVID-19 tests for UK Biobank participants will be available for research. This will allow the study of the relevance of various genetic and non-genetic factors to severity and outcome to be assessed in different age groups and provide analysis of the prevalence, course and death rate, as well as impact of different diseases and comorbidities.
Antibody Points to Possible Weak Spot on Novel Coronavirus
F Collins, Director's blog, April 14, 2020 Brand
Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population
DF. Gudbjartsson et al, NEJM, April 14, 2020
we used two strategies for SARS-CoV-2 testing— targeted testing of persons at high risk and population screening — which provided a gauge of success of measures implemented. We also sequenced the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 from samples obtained from some persons who had tested positive to establish virus origins and to determine how the virus has mutated as it has spread

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