The coronavirus seems to be affecting babies less than other populations and Russian scientists suggest this may be due to proteins in breast milk that protects their immune system. Now they are trying a new drug based on it.
“We have seen very few isolated cases of babies contracting the coronavirus among millions infected with it,” Igor Goldman, a senior research fellow at Institute of Gene Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in interview to the media portal News.ru. He explained that this gave his team an idea to try lactoferrin – a protein normally contained in breast milk that protests the undeveloped immune system of babies against all bacteria and viruses.
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