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Early research has revealed a possible link between individuals' blood type and their coronavirus risk.Several preliminary studies found that people with type O blood have a lower risk of getting the coronavirus, or are less likely to develop a less severe infection if they do get it.But that link is tenuous and shouldn't be used…

One in three young adults have at least one risk factor that could result in severe COVID-19 infections, a new study found.The researchers determined that smoking was the most prevalent risk factor for people in their late teens and 20s.Other factors like underlying diseases or genetic differences could also put young people at risk of…

Coronavirus immunity starts to fade away just weeks after people show symptoms, according to a new study by UK scientists.King's College London research found that the presence of antibodies peaked three weeks after symptoms appeared, before fading away.In some cases, the antibodies were undetectable three months afterwards.It followed a Spanish study last week which also…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US's top infectious disease expert, said this week that the US is not headed in a positive direction when it comes to controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus."I think it's pretty obvious that we are not going in the right direction," Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy…

Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a new interview that the novel coronavirus had "turned out to be my worst nightmare."Fauci noted that the virus had spread more than other deadly diseases and still had a relatively high death rate.He said that it had "devastated the world" in a short time but that even though millions…