COVID symptoms seem to never touch certain people — and researchers may have finally figured out why
COVID symptoms seem to never touch certain people — and researchers may have finally figured out why
Why do some people not get COVID symptoms? Here's what scientists recently found out about the genetic advantage of "super dodgers."
Here is the study the article references:
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Mmmh can I test myself, I should have had it already due how close I was most of the time 🤔
I had the same thought. The curiosity kills me
You can get an antibody test done, but it'd have to be within a few weeks of catching it, or when you thought you might have caught it.
I was referring to genetic testing for the T-Cell alleles (that the study refers to) that were more present in some of the population, before Covid hit.
I've already been vaccinated and exposed, so I'm not entirely sure how that effects the results of testing for those alleles now (I'm no immunologist)... but just curious
And just a side note for clarity: "Antibody" testing will detect prior infection and/or vaccination. "Antigen" testing can detect current infection, which is what I think you're referring to. It gets confusing, and I STILL get tripped up with my terminology... and I work directly with covid-19 patients (in the hospital) and the testing to see if we can take them out of isolation precautions. I actually just had to do a swab for "Antigen PCR" testing 2 days ago, which is why it's kinda fresh in my brain right now. So "antibody" means exposed (either infection or vaccination), but doesn't really mean "contagious". "Antigen" means possibly still contagious... I'm pretty sure. This is not medical advice lol