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To: CondoleezzaProtege
no need now. Many will be immune from having kids as the placenta is a receptor for a natural spike protein

16 posted on 05/11/2021 5:11:05 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Steve Van Doorn

The placenta is a temporary body part that allows the baby to receive nourishment from the mother while in the womb. So, even if the SARS-CoV-2 virus targets the placenta, I doubt it’s going to permanently prevent people from having kids.

A concern to me is that male and female germ cells contain ACE2 receptors, the receptors that SARS-CoV-2 binds to. So, I think there is a possibility that Covid-19 infection in children could reduce their fertility, possibly even leave them sterile.


30 posted on 05/11/2021 5:33:16 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org)
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