How the COVID Virus Defends Itself From the Human Immune System

Researchers believe they’ve identified the mechanisms that allow the SARS-CoV-2 virus to be so effective at making us sick.
How the COVID Virus Defends Itself From the Human Immune System
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Just how was the COVID-19 coronavirus so successful?

The question has eluded scientists and medical professionals since the novel virus swept the globe in 2020, infecting over 700 million people and killing almost 7 million, according to official accounts.

A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
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