How blood type may affect your coronavirus risk (NBC News)

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NBC News
July 7, 2020, 5:00 AM EDT
By Jacqueline Stenson


Some studies suggest that people with Type O blood were less likely to develop severe COVID-19 symptoms than people with Type A.

Recent studies have suggested that people's blood types may affect their risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus or developing a serious case of the disease. Overall, the findings indicate that people with Type O blood seem to be more protected and that those with Type A appear more vulnerable.

So does that mean some people can slack off on preventive measures while others need to ratchet them up?

Not so fast, say doctors who point out that the findings show associations, not causation — and don't indicate that any particular blood type guarantees protection.

While the findings may catch the public's attention at a time when people fatigued by the pandemic are looking for signs of hope, doctors say the results are more relevant to researchers trying to better understand the virus.

"I think something like this has much more sex appeal than it does real practical value," said Dr. Aaron Glatt, chair of medicine and chief of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau in New York.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1233022

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1. Tend to agree.

I finally decided that age and underlying
health conditions were more important.

I’m healthy, but my age says do not get
this virus.