New study may help explain low oxygen levels in COVID-19 patients

Title: New study may help explain low oxygen levels in COVID-19 patients

Author: Ryan O’Byrne

Keywords: Shokrollah Elahi, Lorne Tyrrell, COVID-19, Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, dexamethasone

Teaser: U of A researchers find SARS-CoV-2 infects immature red blood cells, reducing oxygen in the blood and impairing immune response.

Link: site://folio/2021/06/new-study-may-help-explain-low-oxygen-levels-in-covid-19-patients

Release: June 02, 2021