Study: Type A blood 45% higher chance of getting COVID-19
Those with type O were 35% less likely to get it.
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Sep 26, 2022, 9:53 AM
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14ds agoA new study has found your
blood type could impact your chances of getting cancer, having a stroke, or
even catching COVID-19.
A study out of the New
England Journal of Medicine found that people with type A blood had a 45% increased risk of getting
COVID-19. Those with type O were 35% less likely to get it.
Those with type O blood are
less likely to suffer a heart attack, researchers say.
Officials believe the reason
is due to type O's tend to have a lower cholesterol and lower amounts of
protein that's linked to clotting.
Type B's were 59% more likely
to be diagnosed with cancer.
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