Everyone is at the same risk of contracting COVID-19.
Is it true that everyone is at the same risk of contracting COVID-19?
No. Evidence directly refutes the claim that everyone is at the same risk of contracting COVID-19, demonstrating that individual susceptibility varies due to host genetics and biological factors.
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The claim states that everyone is at the same risk of contracting COVID-19. Studies examining host genetics (e.g., GWAS identifying specific loci like ABO and SLC6A20) and human challenge trials explicitly demonstrate that susceptibility varies widely across individuals. Therefore, the claim is refuted by the literature.
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Miura, F., Klinkenberg, D., & Wallinga, J. (2022). Dose-response modelling of endemic coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2: human challenge trials reveal the individual variation in susceptibility. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.07.22273549
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Sriram, A. D. (2022). Genetic risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in multiethnic populations. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.23.22276797
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The claim states that everyone is at the same risk of contracting COVID-19. Studies examining host genetics (e.g., GWAS identifying specific loci like ABO and SLC6A20) and human challenge trials explicitly demonstrate that susceptibility varies widely across individuals. Therefore, the claim is refuted by the literature.
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