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Researchers Look To Behavior To Explore Why The Coronavirus May Hit Men Harder

Men appear to be dying of the coronavirus at higher rates than women. Sarah Hawkes, a professor of public health at University College London, says gendered behavior may help explain why.
A man wearing a face mask walks in Moscow in mid-April during a strict lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Researchers suspect that the coronavirus is hitting men and women differently. Worldwide, men appear more likely to suffer more severely or die from COVID-19 than women.

But experts don't know why. At Johns Hopkins University, researchers have begun to — like women's immune systems producing a stronger response than those of men — can help explain the

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