Iceland SARS-CoV-2 Screening Effort Finds Lower Infection Incidence in Children, Women

Apr 15, 2020

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NEW YORK – Researchers in Iceland led by Decode Genetics' Kari Stefansson carried out a sequencing and population screening effort of people in the country at highest risk for SARS-CoV-2, and found that children under 10 years of age and women had a lower incidence of infection than adolescents or adults and men.

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