Coronavirus: What is the risk to men over 50?

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Coronavirus: What is the risk to men over 50?
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While most people will have mild symptoms and recover quickly, some are more prone to getting sick.

Most people with coronavirus will recover within about a week of getting symptoms and will not need medical care.Boris Johnson, who is 55, is currently being cared for in St Thomas' hospital in London after his symptoms worsened.Which people can get sick?This includes people over the age of 70, regardless of whether they have a medical condition or not, and people of any age withThere are more than 1.

, where the pandemic began, also suggests men are at greater risk than women, although experts caution there could be factors other than gender, such as smoking habits, that could explain the link. "The immune response throughout life to vaccines and infections is typically more aggressive and more effective in females compared to males."

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