Timor-Leste Gets First Batch of COVAX-Sourced COVID-19 Vaccines Amid Devastating Floods
Immunising those working near the land border with Indonesia will be vital, experts say.
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The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Timor-Leste on April 5, bringing a renewed sense of hope to the tiny Indo-Pacific nation simultaneously enduring devastating floods and a capital city in strict coronavirus lockdown.
COVID-19 is especially harsh on elderly people, and researchers think they know why
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Amy Chung said one of the most striking observations from the pandemic was the disproportionate disease severity and deaths in the elderly compared to children.
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Australian researchers have been investigating why elderly people respond so poorly to COVID-19, and theorise that it s linked to their repeated exposure to other seasonal coronaviruses.
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But older adults saw it as typical, seasonal coronavirus
It found children s immune systems could activate surrounding white blood cells to help clear the virus
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