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Scientist: Exposure to Low Dose of Coronavirus Crucial to Surviving

A drive-through testing site for coronavirus in Florida (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

By    |   Monday, 30 March 2020 01:15 PM EDT

Exposure to a low initial dose of the coronavirus, rather than a large one, can give your body time to fight off the disease and greatly improve your odds of survival, researchers now believe.

"Keeping the exposure dose to a minimum means that [the] virus has to divide many more times before getting to high levels," Peter Kolchinsky, a virologist and biotech scientist, says on Twitter.

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Exposure to a low initial dose of the coronavirus, rather than a large one, can give your body time to fight off the disease and greatly improve your odds of survival, researchers now believe.
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2020-15-30
Monday, 30 March 2020 01:15 PM
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