New research shows that people with blood type A are 20% to 30% more likely to become sick with Covid.

<div class="block">New research shows that people with blood type A are 20% to 30% more likely to become sick with Covid.</div>

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Study: Blood Type 'A' More Likely to Catch Covid

Well, your chances of getting COVID could be linked to your blood type. New research published in the journal blood suggests that those with an A blood type are 20 to 30% more likely to become ill with the Corona virus than those who have type O blood. Researchers behind that study are still looking into how that virus responds to B and A blood types. Overall, they stress that other risk factors like your immune system, pre existing conditions and how long you were exposed will play a much larger role than your blood type. But all those things being equal, roughly 30% of Americans with type A blood may be slightly more at risk than the rest of the population.