Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients

BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say genes some people have inherited from Neanderthal ancestors may increase the likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. A study by European scientists published Wednesday by the journal Nature examines a cluster of genes that are linked to a higher risk of hospitalisation and respiratory failure in patients who are infected with the new coronavirus. Researchers Hugo Zeberg and Svante Paabo determined that the genes belong to a group, or haplotype, which