Food allergy may cut risk of Covid infection by 50 per cent, claims study
June 07, 2022 14:59 ISTPrevious studies showed allergic type 2 inflammation can reduce airway levels of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor gene, ACE2. This led researchers to speculate that food allergic patients may have lower ACE2 receptor levels, reducing the ability of the virus to infect cells in these individuals.