T Cells May Reveal Why Women Get Severe Covid Less Than Men

T Cells May Reveal Why Women Get Severe Covid Less Than Men
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New research may reveal why women get severe COVID-19 at about half the rate as men.

Women have more of a certain type of immune cell that fights infections in mucosal tissue, and these immune cells amass in the lungs, poised to attack the COVID virus, according to a new study.