DNA test to predict odds of severe COVID-19 draws scrutiny
Sciences COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation For people not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 or still nervous about venturing into crowds, the sales pitch may be alluring: Drool into a tube to provide your DNA and mail it off to see how likely you are to be among the 10% to 15% of people who will end up in the hospital or die from a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Thats the promise of a $175 test an Australian company launched last week in the United States. It combines geneti...
Source: sciencemag.org