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Commentary: The key to unlocking the mysteries of COVID-19 is understanding immunity

Air travelers, some with face masks and others without, use the moving walkway toward their gate at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Tuesday April 19, 2022.

Among the many medical puzzles about COVID-19 that continue to confound experts: Why does one spouse contract COVID-19 while in many cases the other does not? Why does the African continent have far fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita than the other continents? Why does Singapore have more COVID-19 cases per capita than the U.S. but less than one-tenth the per capita death rate? What protects better from future COVID-19 infection, previous infection or vaccination?

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