GOOD news—if you have certain Neanderthal DNA 🧬 & get #COVID19. People with certain Neanderthal genes on chromosome 12 have lower rates of ICU. This region encodes proteins that activate enzymes that are important during infections with RNA viruses. https://t.co/abfUvwDFgu pic.twitter.com/Tn6MEx0P9i

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) February 17, 2021

All together, your Neanderthal ancestry accounts for less than ~2 percent of your DNA. You have more Neanderthal DNA than 77% of other customers.