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Certain Blood Types Could Be Associated with Greater Risk of Contracting COVID-19, Confirms New Study – HospiMedica

As researchers around the world work to identify and address risk factors for severe COVID-19, there is additional evidence that certain blood types could be associated…

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As researchers around the world work to identify and address risk factors for severe COVID-19, there is additional evidence that certain blood types could be associated with greater risk of contracting the disease.The findings of one of the first laboratory studies conducted by researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital (Boston, MA, USA) suggest that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is particularly attracted to the blood group A antigen found on respiratory cells. In the study, researchers…

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