Clonal hematopoiesis is associated with risk of severe Covid-19
This study discovered that people with clonal hematopoiesis (CH), a common blood condition in older folks, are more likely to experience severe COVID-19. It appears that non-driver CH mutations, rather than specific cancer-related ones, are the main culprits, possibly affecting how our immune system deals with infections. This link also extends to other serious infections like C. difficile and Streptococcus/Enterococcus, especially in cancer patients.