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Study implies COVID-19 vaccination should be prioritized for people with genetic disorders

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eMediNexus    24 February 2021

A team of researchers has found in a recent study that adults with Down syndrome had greater odds of death due to COVID-19, compared to the general population. The study suggested that vaccinating people with genetic disorders against COVID-19 should be the priority.

The study, published in The Lancets EClinical Medicine, included over 1,000 COVID-19 patients with Down syndrome, and noted that these patients had more severe symptoms at hospitalization and had increased rates of lung complications associated with increased death rate. Adults suffering from Down syndrome had a 3-fold higher likelihood of death due to COVID-19 in comparison with the general population. It was also noted that the increased risk of death was particularly evident in the fifth decade of life… (HT – ANI, February 23, 2021)

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