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Blood type may affect severity of COVID-19 infection, new study suggests – Yahoo News

In a new study published Wednesday, researchers in Canada found that, among 95 critically ill COVID-19 patients, 84 percent of those with the blood types A…

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In a new study published Wednesday, researchers in Canada found that, among 95 critically ill COVID-19 patients, 84 percent of those with the blood types A and AB required mechanical ventilation compared to 61 percent of patients with type O or type B, CNN reports. The former group also remained in the intensive care unit for a median of 13.5 days, while the latter’s median stay was nine days.
Dr. Mypinder Sekhon, an intensive care physician at Vancouver General Hospital and the author of the s…

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