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Archive for January 2021

COVID-19 is 10 times deadlier for people with Down syndrome, raising calls for early vaccination

By Katherine | January 20, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic descended last winter, Catherine Ross was filled with dread. Her 36-year-old sister, Amanda Ross, has Down syndrome (DS), which makes her especially vulnerable to respiratory viruses. Amanda Ross had been hospitalized repeatedly with pneumonia. In 2017, she ended up on a ventilator and nearly died. In April, she was back on…

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