Scientists seek to solve mystery of why some people do not catch Covid
by Linda Geddes Science correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5WNQF)
Experts hope research can lead to development of drugs that stop people catching Covid or passing it on
Phoebe Garrett has attended university lectures without catching Covid; she even hosted a party where everyone subsequently tested positive except her. I think I've knowingly been exposed about four times," the 22-year-old from High Wycombe said.
In March 2021, she participated in the world's first Covid-19 challenge trial, which involved dripping live virus into her nose and pegging her nostrils shut for several hours, in a deliberate effort to infect her. Still her body resisted.
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