According to the department, mutations in the gene encoding the ACE2 protein, which the coronavirus uses to enter the cells of the respiratory tract, "can make it easier or more difficult for the virus to enter."
“Thus, the identification of genetic variants allows us to identify both people most at risk of severe COVID-19 and those“ lucky ones ”who are“ protected ”by their genes,” the message says.
Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor said that those who have had ARVI may be immune to COVID-19.
In addition, virologist Alexander Chepurnov told URA.RU that immunity to coronavirus can last up to six months.
Rospotrebnadzor, in response to his words, stressed that there is still no sufficient data on how long immunity lasts in those who have been ill.