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> Another interesting aspect of the result was 6% of men showed antibodies but only 2% of women tested. That is interesting. So far, men are more likely to di
by elihu 7y ago
> Another interesting aspect of the result was 6% of men showed antibodies but only 2% of women tested.
That is interesting. So far, men are more likely to die of covid-19 (almost a 2:1 ratio) than women; if this is a repeatable result it would seem to suggest that the reason is that fewer women are becoming infected, not that women are somehow less likely to exhibit extreme symptoms when infected.
- guscost 7y agoOr that women are less likely to need antibodies to clear this infection. Not everyone develops antibodies for every disease, the immune system is super complicated.