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Antibody Tests Point To Lower Death Rate For The Coronavirus Than First Thought

By Jon Hamilton
Published May 28, 2020 at 11:11 AM MDT
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Tests for the immune response to the coronavirus are revealing thousands of people who were infected but never got severely ill. The findings suggest the virus is less deadly than it first appeared.

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Jon Hamilton
Jon Hamilton is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk. Currently he focuses on neuroscience and health risks.
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