Health
The story of O: Blood type may lower your chances of catching COVID – Sydney Morning Herald
Emerging evidence suggests the 49 per cent of Australians with O-type blood may be slightly less at risk of COVID-19 infection than the rest of the population.
The studies add to the mystery of blood groups.
We have at least 42 different blood group systems, including A, B, AB and O. Their prevalence differs around the world in ways that dont seem random. Some raise and lower a person’s risk of various diseases.
And despite the A, B, AB and O groups being discovered almost 120 years ago, scientists still do not fully understand their purpose.
The answer to that question wins a Nobel prize, said Professor David Irving, director of research at the Aus…
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