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Kirby Institute Seminar Series presents
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Dr Qian Zhang Qian Zhang is a pediatrician who leads the influenza/COVID pneumonia team in the Casanova lab at Rockefeller University, USA. Twitter: Qian Zhang @tutu_ZQ, Casanova Lab @casanova_lab |
Abstract
Auto-Abs neutralising type I IFNs predate SARS-CoV-2 infection and sharply increase in prevalence after the age of 70 years. They account for about 20% of both critical COVID-19 cases in the over-80s, and total fatal COVID-19 cases.
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