/newsroom/taxonomy/term/15241/all en /newsroom/channels/news/what-makes-certain-groups-more-vulnerable-covid-19-326681 <p>What makes the elderly and people with underlying conditions more vulnerable to COVID-19? According to a new <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.11.016">study</a> led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers, clues can be found in the proteins involved in initiating infection, as the virus binds to host cells of different animals. Greater cellular oxidation with aging and sickness may explain why seniors and people with chronic illness get infected more often and more severely.</p> Thu, 03 Dec 2020 02:59:17 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 251893 at /newsroom