interferons – Dr. Barry Dworkin

Study shows ten percent of people, mostly men, with severe COVID-19, develop an autoimmune response that attacks interferons (part of the immune system) thereby reducing the host’s ability to defend against the virus.

November 16, 2020

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 16, 2020 Source:‘Breakthrough Finding’ Reveals Why Certain COVID Patients Die Reference:Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19

Study shows ten percent of people, mostly men, with severe COVID-19, develop an autoimmune response that attacks interferons (part of the immune system) thereby reducing the host’s ability to defend against the virus.