An immunologist has explained why some people seem to avoid getting Covid-19.
According to the doctor, there were four main reasons why some of us are immune to the virus and a new study will examine it more. Speaking on the Claire Byrne TV show in Ireland, Dublin-based immunologist Dr Cliona O'Farrelly said that some people have managed to escape contracting Covid-19 due to socio-economic backgrounds, generally good health, careful behaviour and a rare innate immune response.
Dr O'Farrelly, who is also a professor of comparative immunology and biochemistry at immunology at Trinity College, said: "How people live has got a lot to do with their circumstances and then on top of that then is this percentage of people who have what we would call an innate immune signature, that's what we're looking for. The innate immune signature that identifies the resistance so I think those four things are really important; your socio-economic status, your general health well-being, how you behave and then this innate resistance."
