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Mar 22, 2022 · Published on March 22, 2022. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer. Verywell Health / Ellen Lindner. Researchers are trying to understand why some people never get COVID-19 despite exposure. One study is exploring whether genetic factors play a role in making someone immune to the virus.
Sep 12, 2022 · Science. Sep 12, 2022 7:00 AM. The Mystery of Why Some People Don’t Get Covid. A small number of people appear naturally immune to the coronavirus. Scientists think they might hold the key to...
Jan 23, 2023 · Q & A. with Sabrina Assoumou. BU Today: Let’s start with this: why haven’t some people gotten COVID? Luck? Genetics? Cautiousness? Or a combination of these? Assoumou: It is likely a combination of many factors. Vaccination is the number-one reason I would say. That’s the major factor. Cautious behavior is big.
Feb 13, 2023 · Unfortunately, we still don't know why some people have managed to avoid COVID-19 for so long. Science takes time. We saw research occur at unprecedented speed in 2020 to understand SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and to develop treatments and vaccines.
Mar 18, 2024 · Mostly. While their numbers are small, to be sure, there are people out there who — despite being exposed to COVID-19 regularly for years — have never contracted the virus. And some of those people have weak immune systems!
Apr 21, 2022 · Experts estimate that more than half of Americans have yet to get the coronavirus. Given that at its peak in January, more than 800,000 people were getting COVID-19 on average each day,...
Jul 25, 2022 · Of the 1,400 or so viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi known to cause disease in humans, Jean-Laurent Casanova, a geneticist and an immunologist at Rockefeller University, is certain of only...
