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I've seen the idea of cross-reactivity and T-cell immunity being passed around. I think the idea is that younger, healthier people with better immune systems a
by gnusty_gnurc 6y ago
I've seen the idea of cross-reactivity and T-cell immunity being passed around.
I think the idea is that younger, healthier people with better immune systems are able to prevent the virus from replicating as much, whereas sluggish immune systems and bodies that are highly inflamed like overweight ppl, diabetics, etc. (high leptin, also related to il-6) get overwhelmed.
T-cell immunity/cross-reactivity meaning that most people have the ability to fight the virus from exposure to other coronaviruses.
I think a major component of the death toll from the pandemic is basically a consequence of obesity. I'm suspicious that govt interventions, planning, etc make that much difference when the US is an order of magnitude more obese than Japan, for example.
- bart_spoon 6y agoThat hasn't really been seen in the data though. Yes, obesity has been linked to more severe cases, but some of the hardest hit, highest mortality rate areas, like NYC and Italy, are markedly lower in their rates of obesity that other areas with lower mortality rates.