Open AccessSolar-terrestrial relations: solar activity and the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
M. V. Ragulskaya,
E. E. Tekutskaya
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
astronomy at the epoch of multimessenger studies. proceedings of the vak-2021 conference, aug 23–28, 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.51194/vak2021.2022.1.1.130
Subject(s) - haplogroup , population , pandemic , herd immunity , covid-19 , geography , demography , biology , medicine , sociology , genotype , biochemistry , disease , pathology , gene , infectious disease (medical specialty) , haplotype
COVID-19 pandemic took the start at the lows of the 11-year and quasi-century solar cycle. The genogeographic character-istics of the population have become one of the signicant factors determining the development of the local epidemics. Thelargest number of victims per 1 million inhabitants is recorded in the territories with a dominant haplogroup R1b: Italy,Spain, France, Belgium, Great Britain, and the United States. The R1a haplogroup is characterized by the rapid develop-ment of the COVID-19 pandemic with low mortality and a large number of asymptomatic patients (Russia, Germany, andIran). The level of herd immunity achieved through vaccination also depends on the genetic makeup of the population andsolar activity. Its value is highest for countries with a dominant haplogroup R1b (about 80% for haplogroup R1b versus40% for haplogroup N). The resulting eect can be associated with the generation of reactive oxygen species and aectedhuman adaptive capabilities.