Men are More Vulnerable to Coronavirus than Women

摘要

Afirst study on immune response to the coronavirus by sex as reported in Nature on August 26 concludes that older men are up to twice more vulnerable to coronavirus than women of the same age. The study led by Akiko Iwasaki at Yale University reasons: 'Men produce a weaker immune response to the virus than do women.' This suggests that men over age 60, may be dependent more on vaccines to protect themselves against this infection.